malaria
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A Smart Garment With Life-Saving Implications
A potentially life-saving hooded bodysuit was debuted over the weekend at the Cornell Fashion Collective, designed by Matilda Ceesay ’13, an apparel design major from Gambia. The one-piece garment — hand-dyed purple, gold and blue — features a mesh hood and cape. As Ceesay explains, it “explores and modernises traditional African silhouettes and textiles by…
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Smelly Socks Are Fighting Off Malaria-Ridden Mosquitoes
Just you wait until the world’s governments are putting out the call for smelly socks – suddenly that bulging gym bag hidden in your dormitory’s wardrobe seems a lot more valuable. To Tanzania anyway, where they’re fighting malaria with stenches.