Early this month at the UN General Assembly, a group of world leaders launched an integrated approach to fight malaria to meet the MDGs and contribute to the next set of development goals after 2015. President Kikwete’s remarks point to the great strides that have been made with regards to malaria— malarial deaths have fallen by 25% since 2000—while recognizing that disease still claims 660,000 lives per year and poses a major challenge to development.
Read ArticleIn August, the JCI Netherlands chapter organized its third-annual regatta which raised more than $25,000 to send long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets to families in South Sudan.
Read ArticleThis summer, a group of my friends and I raised money for Nothing But Nets while playing our favorite sport – volleyball.
Read ArticleFor 68 years, the UN has been working to improve the lives of people around the world. Did you know that the UN assists more than 34 million refugees and people fleeing war, famine, or persecution?
Read ArticleThis month, three big scientific advances were announced at the MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference. All of them are bad news for malaria.
Read ArticleLast week, the CDC released a statement announcing that the number of malaria cases in the U.S. reached a 40-year high in 2011. Nearly 2,000 people were diagnosed with malaria – a 14 percent increase since 2010.
Read ArticleMeet 12 year-old Ellie Nash. As part of her mitzvah project for her bat mitzvah, Ellie held a yard sale to raise funds for Nothing But Nets.
Read ArticleOn Saturday October 9th, the Loomis Chaffee boys varsity soccer team rivaled Suffield Academy on the Pratt Turf under the lights.
Read ArticleIt appeared to be just another Saturday morning in Kansas City, but this Saturday was different. On this Saturday, a community came together for a cause that is near and dear to my heart: Nothing But Nets and the fight against malaria.
Read ArticleWorld headlines that outline today’s problems can sometimes seem overwhelming, but this week brought important – and positive – news. World leaders from 25 countries, as well as the European Commission, private foundations, corporations, and faith-based organizations came together to pledge more than US$12 billion over the next three years to support the work of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
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