Meanwhile, the director of the mob in Beijing designed a separate T-shirt and other promotional items for the event, which was aired on CCTV. Another group, in Changsha, China, also participated.
Turban and Zhang said they were pleased that their foreign counterparts took the campaign and “made it their own.”
Footage of all three mobs will be compiled into a YouTube video that Turban said will be available for viewing within the next week and a half.
“The success of Mob Malaria would support the idea that ‘fun’ is a great way to approach global health,” Zhang said.
Participants in Mob Malaria said they believed the energy of the mob was contagious and that the event united the community.
Blessing Jee ’17, who took part in the mob, said her experience was “educational” and empowering.”
“They did a great job integrating facts, history, and the sobering impact of malaria on the world with fun. I learned so much about malaria I didn’t know before,” she said.
—Staff writer Maddie Sewani can be reached at maddie.sewani@thecrimson.com. Follow her on Twitter @maddiesewani.