David Beckham shows off his ageing self with greying hair and wrinkles
David Beckham, 47, is revealed as an old man with gray hair and wrinkles as he leads the new malaria campaign
David Beckham was shown as an old man in a new malaria campaign video highlighting how the deadly disease can deprive people of the chance to grow old.
The former footballer, 47, sported gray hair, a slight beard and wrinkles for the video that ran alongside the words, “malaria, we won’t let you take our future.”
The sportsman was then transformed into what he looks like today.
The athlete spoke to scientists as he told viewers that “people need to sit up and take note” of the disease.
He said, “There is a way to cure this disease. World leaders have the power and responsibility to make changes. Malaria, you’ve met your match.”
‘You can’t take our future’: David Beckham, 47, was revealed as an old man with gray hair and wrinkles as he led a new malaria campaign on Instagram on Tuesday
He swapped out a black crew neck jumper that he paired with black pants while holding a clipboard in another video.
The ex-footballer from England was all smiles as he showed off his ball skills in the studio, telling viewers ‘we can’t give up’.
David then stood against a white background as he was surrounded by hundreds of ‘mosquitoes’.
According to the NHS: ‘Malaria is caused by being bitten by an infected mosquito. You only need one bite.’
The disease kills more than 600,000 people each year, most of them children in Africa.
David flashed his tattooed arms in a gray short-sleeved T-shirt and brushed his long dark brown locks back from his face.
He wrote, “Malaria, you found your match. I’m proud to be part of the @zeromalaria movement to end this disease within a generation.
“This is a battle we can win – we must invest in the science, innovation and tools to achieve zero malaria in our lifetime and save millions of lives. #WorldMalariaDay #ZeroMalaria @malarianomoreuk.”
Looking ahead: David was aged in the video to highlight how deadly malaria can deprive people of the chance to grow old
Amazing: The athlete later spoke to scientists as he told viewers that ‘people need to sit up and take note’ of the disease
Working with Scientists: Watched him get to work while holding a clipboard in another video
Malaria occurs in tropical regions such as large parts of Africa and Asia, Central and South America, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, parts of the Middle East and some islands in the Pacific Ocean.
It is caused after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito and cannot be passed from person to person.
There are several symptoms for the disease and they would usually appear between 7 and 18 days after a person is bitten. Malaria can be treated with antimalarial drugs.
A groundbreaking malaria vaccine was approved in Ghana earlier this month, but no other country has yet to join the rollout of the jab.
Leading experts say the decision marks a “significant milestone” in the decades-long race to beat the deadly disease.
Bold: The ex-England footballer was all smiles as he started doing keepie-ups with a ball in the studio, telling viewers ‘we shouldn’t rest’
Powerful: David was later surrounded by hundreds of ‘mosquitoes’, which cause the disease that kills more than 600,000 people each year
It is currently believed that other African countries scrutinize the data because they “don’t want to be last in line.”
Efforts to find a vaccine have been agonizingly slow, with the parasite’s complicated structure and life cycle having left scientists stunned.
The new vaccine was created by researchers at the same center at Oxford University where AstraZeneca’s Covid jab was developed.
Ghana has approved it for children ages 5-36 months, who are most vulnerable to the disease.