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The movement is like a modern version of the March of Dimes, created in 1938 to defeat <A title="In-depth reference and news articles about Poliomyelitis." href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/poliomyelitis/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier">polio</A>, or like collecting pennies for <A title="More articles about United Nations Children's Fund" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/u/united_nations_childrens_fund/index.html?inline=nyt-org">Unicef</A> on Halloween.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/02/us/02malaria.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin"><P>It is an appeal that clearly resonates with young people.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/02/us/02malaria.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin"><P> That is a small fraction of the overall need, which experts estimate at $2.5 billion. 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