Huffington Post

November 29, 2017

“Baseball and Malaria keep coming back.”

So said famed baseball player and manager Gene Mauch. Our objective on World Malaria Day — today, April 25 — is to show that the second part of Mauch’s statement no longer has the certainty of baseball.

UN Dispatch

These are six of the 26 “Champions to End Malaria” whose photos from the acclaimed portrait artist Platon are going on display in the UN lobby today. If you are in New York, stop by the UN to check it out — the Champions to End Malaria Exhibit will be open to the public now through May 22.  If you can’t make it, visit our friends at Nothing But Nets to view the photos there.

Huffington Post

In 2004, I travelled with my band to Gabon for a concert. When we returned to our home in South Africa, my dear friend and fellow band member, Phumzile Ntuli, became very ill. We didn’t quite know what was wrong. No one knew that Phumzile had contracted malaria while traveling on tour. A short time later, on June 23, 2004, Phumzile fell into a coma and tragically died from the disease.

The Star-Ledger

This month, Congress is expected to consider spending bills with sweeping budget cuts. Over my 22 years in Congress, programs that support child survival around the world have enjoyed bipartisan support and have saved millions of young lives worldwide. Unfortunately, funding for these lifesaving programs is at risk now.

Huffington Post,  Mandy Moore

June 16 is the International Day of the African Child — called “Youth Day” in South Africa. Thirty-five years ago today, hundreds of young black children were killed or injured by police as they peacefully marched through the streets of Soweto, South Africa to demand improved education standards and the right to be taught in their own language.

Queen Anne United Methodist Church

My first Sunday leading worship services at Queen Anne was July 10. I want to thank you for a warm and loving welcome. I also want to thank Derek and Andrea for joining 100 other PNW United Methodists, including me, to promote the Nothing But Nets campaign at the Seattle Storm game on July 9. A big weekend!

The Detroit Hub

The recent high-school graduate (Detroit Country Day – yowza! on a nice scholarship) has raised money for the Nothing But Nets campaign to send bed nets to Africa to prevent the spread of Malaria. When the earthquake shattered Haiti, the Detroit-born Atif raised funds through his school and neighborhood. 

Spurs Nation

We all know Bill Schoening for his strong work as the “Voice of the Spurs” on WOAI and the Spurs Radio Network. Schoening is spending some of his free time this summer as he promotes his new career as a budding vocalist. He’s released a compact disc “Second Chance” that will benefit “Nothing but Nets,” an initiative developed to help prevent malaria in Africa.

Huffington Post,  Mandy Moore

I recently learned that malaria is the number one cause of death in Cameroon among children under five. Moreover, malaria is now responsible for over 40% of deaths in health care facilities across the country. This means that thousands of children — as well as adults — in this West African country die each year from an easily preventable disease.

AllAfrica

The United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Against Malaria, Mandy Moore is leading a delegation of some international civil society organizations to Cameroon to evaluate the malaria situation in the country in order to lobby for more assistance to support ongoing government efforts.