Washington Life

November 29, 2017

Pop singer and actress Mandy Moore joins Rep. Mike Honda and a bipartisan congressional delegation to bring life-saving mosquito nets to Cameroon.

KOMO (ABC-Seattle)

Bill and Melinda Gates are on a Mission to Eradicate Malaria Worldwide.

Forbes

Recently, I interviewed Kathy Calvin, CEO of the United Nations Foundation. We discussed the United Nations system in modern times, new and emerging trends in international development, President Obama’s engagement with the U.N. since taking office, and both current and future efforts of the UN foundation.

AllAfrica

Washington, DC — The deadly international killer known as malaria was the target of a congressional hearing held Monday by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees global health issues.

Globe Gazette

Mason City Jaycees’ Selection Sunday Kick Off will be from 4:30 p.m. to close at Whiskey Creek. Cost is $5 donation per bracket for the Mason City Jaycees’ Nothing But Nets Bracket Tournament. Proceeds will benefit Nothing But Nets.

PR Web

Since last June, more than 130,000 refugees—and counting—have entered South Sudan to escape fighting on the border of Sudan. As the situation worsens, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is providing food, water, and shelter. Yet malaria is the leading cause of death among children under five in South Sudan and families need another life-saving tool: insecticide-treated bed nets.

UN Dispatch

Faced with this humanitarian challenge, The Nothing But Nets campaign is mobilizing a new bed net drive to send 100,000 insecticide-treated anti-malaria bed nets to South Sudan.  I just participated in a conference call about the crisis, what Nothing But Nets is doing to meet the challenge — and how some basketball stars and a Broadway philanthropy are helping the cause. Read below. Have a listen. And Send a Net.

Best Delegate

The United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign is launching a contest that could win you and four of your friends the opportunity to NETwork with Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal at the United Nations Headquarters on April 23!

AllAfrica

Against the backdrop of renewed hostilities between South Sudan and its northern neighbour, a fresh initiative aims to provide some relief from an ever-present threat that is killing refugees even as they flee the conflict – malaria.

Borneo Post

The Junior Chamber International (JCI) here has embarked on a global JCI ‘Nothing But Nets’ campaign, aimed to promote awareness of malaria and educating communities on malaria eradication.