News Articles

AllAfrica

November 29, 2017

Photoessays arrive at Kenya’s Kakuma Camp.

Voice of America

The United Nations is reporting that malaria has dropped from being the leading cause of death among refugees living along the Sudan border. Among the locations where the new malaria-reducing strategies are being employed is the Kakuma Camp for Sudanese refugees in northern Kenya.

Chris Helfrich

The spot where we had stopped in Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya wasn’t supposed to be anyone’s home. The open courtyard with shelters was intended for new arrivals to gather and aid workers to distribute water containers, blankets, and other supplies. But nearly 8,000 people have flooded Kakuma since the beginning of the year, the majority of them South Sudanese fleeing violence in their newly independent country.

WNBA

The WNBA today honored Chicago Sky center Ruth Rileys commitment to the community with its WNBA Cares Community Assist Award for June. Since joining the Chicago Sky, Riley has assumed a leadership role off the court in the teams community outreach programs, while continuing to support health-related issues globally through her work with Nothing But Nets and Share Our Strengths No Kid Hungry campaign. 

Variety

Anti-malaria nets, refugees — what do these have to do with the entertainment industry? Nothing and everything. Fund-raisers, celebrity causes and corporate contributions are reminders that showbiz comes second, and we are first and foremost human beings.

Impatient Optimists

The fight against malaria touches many people. Health workers, families caring for loved ones and the ill themselves are the first many might imagine. But malaria affects whole communities. As a result, entire communities band together to help prevent this deadly disease.

Huffington Post

For many, athletes are real-life superheroes. They embody the highest human potential, and spark imaginations. And like any good superhero, athletes have the responsibility to use their power to inspire for the greater good.

SciDev.net

Mobile phones along with local knowledge and field support, can help to ensure the effective diagnosis and treatment of malaria in remote rural areas, according to a study in Bangladesh.

Hollywood Life

November 21, 2017

The world of the WWE takes over many areas in charity, so to their credit, the WWE Divas have joined the UN (Nothing But Nets) on a Humanitarian Trip to Rwanda to spend time in the camps and distribute malaria nets, and it isn’t a suprise that they have made a huge impact. 

Global Impact, as secretariat of the Global Health Council and a partner of the Washington Global Health Alliance, alerts you to Global Health Week on the Hill, a collaboration among nine organizations including the Global Health Council.