Variety

November 29, 2017

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.

WWE Divas

WWE Divas Alicia Fox and Natalya will visit refugee camps in Rwanda this week as part of their alliance with the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign to help raise awareness and funds to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. 

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Dan Skallman

November 27, 2017

Bed nets have been—and continue to be—one of the most crucial factors in this progress, helping to prevent millions of new malaria cases and dramatically reducing deaths, particularly among young children. Despite these successes, however, the mosquitos that transmit malaria are very clever, continually adapting to the new tools and technologies rolled out to combat them. An emerging challenge currently facing the global malaria community is insecticide resistance, meaning that in certain parts of the world, these mosquitos are becoming less susceptible to the insecticides designed to kill them and to interrupt transmission of the parasite.

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.

Wrestling Inc.

WWE Divas Natalya and Alicia Fox are currently in Rwanda with the Nothing But Nets people. They met with officials from UNICEF and the World Health Organization earlier today to discuss malaria and helping the refugees there in Rwanda.

Jambands.com

Dawes are currently in Rwanda with the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign, helping to raise awareness and funds to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Guitarist and vocalist Taylor Goldsmith, drummer Griffin Goldsmith, bassist Wylie Gelber, and keyboardist Tay Strathairn will help distribute life-saving bed nets to help protect refugee families from malaria and perform with local musicians.