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United to Beat Malaria Team

June 7, 2017

Nothing But Nets supporters and our UN partners made an incredible life-saving impact in 2015, both by providing bed nets and successfully advocating for increased U.S. government funding for malaria prevention.

Rachel Henderson

Today, in a special White House ceremony honoring the Golden State Warriors for winning the 2015 NBA Championship, President Obama mentioned Stephen Curry’s work with the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign.

Elizabeth Ivanovich

Over the past few weeks, news headlines have been dominated by the Zika virus, a disease that may be connected to birth defects in infants. The World Health Organization has declared Zika a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Katie Martin

President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request outlines an ambitious proposal to make progress towards his State of the Union call to “end the scourge of malaria”.

Margaret Reilly McDonnell

Over the past seven years, Junior Chamber International (JCI) has been a crucial partner to the Nothing But Nets campaign. Jaycees from countries all over the world are raising awareness, funds, and voices to help us defeat malaria.

Chris Helfrich

Last week, the 2016 Champion Summit engaged nearly 1000 people to learn more about the fight to defeat malaria with Nothing But Nets. Champions heard from speakers, made new friends, and left equipped with the knowledge and tools to continue their work in raising awareness for our cause.

Chris Helfrich

Recognizing they did not have enough nets to cover these new refugees, UNHCR turned to Nothing But Nets to ask for help filling this need of 60,000 nets. Thanks to your support, we were able to provide these nets to refugee families in need.

Margaret Reilly McDonnell

We have been in Cameroon for the past week with our partner, Junior Chamber International (JCI), visiting with community leaders, doctors and nurses, and families who have been affected by malaria.

Haley Holmlund

We are thrilled that our partner Junior Chamber International (JCI) has officially announced an exciting new contribution to The Million Nets Pledge!

Chris Helfrich

Last year, we launched The Million Nets Pledge, a special two-year commitment to send one million nets and other malaria interventions to the most vulnerable families in sub-Saharan Africa by the end of this year. I am proud to share that we have passed the halfway mark in less than a year since launching the commitment!