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Mark Goldberg

June 16, 2017

Earlier this week the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a promising clinical trial of a vaccine for malaria. UN Dispatch spoke with Dr. Daniel Carucci Vice President of Global Health for UN Foundation, described what this breakthrough means for the global fight against malaria. 

Jessica Brinton

Today is an exciting day for the Nothing But Nets campaign, because we have begun distributing nearly 1 million bed nets to children and their families in the Central African Republic to help prevent malaria, a leading cause of death for children in Africa. 

Jenna Sauber

Instead of battling the crowds, traffic and possibly the elements to get your last minute gifts at the mall, give someone the gift that also saves a life this holiday season – an insecticide-treated bed net.

Theresa Herget

As part of the Chicago Elementary School Netraiser Challenge, Ms. Otero’s 5th-grade class at Andrew Jackson Elementary School has been working hard to raise funds for bed nets! 

Jenna Sauber

This has been an awesome year for Nothing But Nets – we can’t believe how much has happened! Every day, our team at the United Nations Foundation is amazed at how this campaign is able to make such a significant impact on the lives of children in Africa.

Theresa Herget

Our very own Katherine Commale was recently named United Methodist of the Year! 

Adrianna Logalbo

This week President George W. Bush appointed two Nothing But Nets Champions – Ruth Riley with the WNBA San Antonio Silver Stars and Diego Gutierrez, retired MLS player, formerly with the Chicago Fire – to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Theresa Herget

Congratulations to Ms. Otero’s 5th grade class at Andrew Jackson Language Academy for taking first place in the Chicago Elementary School Netraiser Challenge!

Adrianna Logalbo

Today, more than 6,000 soccer players, youth and adults alike, and more than 10,000 spectators will descend upon Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex in Orlando, Florida, to participate in the Kick It 3v3 World Championships.

Jenna Sauber

Elizabeth Gore, the Executive Director of Nothing But Nets, is one of 200 marchers selected by the National Peace Corps Association and the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington, DC, to represent Peace Corps volunteers around the world in the Presidential Inaugural Parade tomorrow, January 20.