A Successful 2022 Virtual Leadership Summit Thank you, Champions, for attending our first Advocacy Webinar as United to Beat Malaria! If you couldn’t make it, click here to view the slides and recording. We started off the webinar by celebrating the many wins from this year’s Leadership Summit and Advocacy Day. There are so many … Continued
Read ArticleWashington, D.C. (March 28, 2022) — United to Beat Malaria Executive Director Margaret McDonnell released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request: “We applaud the Biden Administration’s commitment to ending the burden of malaria for good, as reflected in the Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget Request.” “This is a significant … Continued
Read ArticleDear Champions, From the whole team here at United to Beat Malaria, please accept our sincerest gratitude for making the 2022 Leadership Summit a resounding success! Because of your hard work and dedication, we were able to meet with 136 Congressional Offices from 33 states to advocate for increased funding for the President’s Malaria Initiative … Continued
Read ArticleWelcome to 2022 Champions!! We are looking forward to another impactful year of advocacy as we all unite to beat malaria! As we move into this new year, we look back at 2021 with great appreciation for all your efforts in helping to end one of history’s deadliest diseases. In case you missed the news, … Continued
Read ArticleFor decades, the United States has been a leader in the global fight to eradicate malaria. Nothing But Nets’ champions use their voices to ensure the US Government allocates lifesaving resources to the populations most at-risk of contracting and dying from this disease. We want to thank our devoted champions and highlight the global progress to which … Continued
Read ArticlePhoto courtesy of The Global Fund Washington, D.C., November 12, 2021 – Margaret McDonnell, Executive Director of the Nothing But Nets campaign, welcomed the Biden Administration’s decision to host the next replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: “In October 2019,” McDonnell stated, “the world converged in Lyon, France for the … Continued
Read ArticleOn Monday, the Senate Appropriations Committee released the Chairman’s Mark for the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) State and Foreign Operations bill. The Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, chaired by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), included significant funding increases for international affairs and malaria programming. As the Global Fund is currently in its final year of … Continued
Read ArticleThe President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) recently published its 2021-2026 Strategy, End Malaria Faster, prioritizing a holistic, community-centered approach to defeating malaria that aims to strengthen partnerships and response systems using lessons from COVID-19 and other humanitarian crises. PMI’s overarching agenda for the next five years aims to: Reduce malaria cases by 40 percent Decrease deaths by 33 percent in partner countries Eliminate the disease entirely in ten countries … Continued
Read ArticleWelcome New Champions! We are Nothing But Nets, an advocacy campaign of the United Nations Foundation dedicated to defeating malaria. Together, we harness the power of grassroots action to secure crucial funding for programs that improve malaria prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and research and development. These are lifesaving measures that have a positive impact on the … Continued
Read ArticleMargaret Reilly McDonnell, Executive Director of the Nothing But Nets Campaign, released the following statement on the House Appropriations Committee’s markup of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) budget for Fiscal Year 2022: “Today marks a significant step in the fight to end malaria,” McDonnell noted. “Thanks to the dedication and persistence of … Continued
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