During the past few years, the world has watched Côte d’Ivoire in a state of crisis due to the continued fighting between the north and the south. Yet another major crisis exists just under the political surface – “paludisme.” (For those of you who are like me and don’t speak French, we are talking about the Ivory Coast and malaria.)
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I love my church! My church is Jewish, Muslim, Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran and United Methodist. This week, I had the privilege to see the Houston interfaith community step up to collectively accomplish a task that none of us can do alone – cover the continent of Africa with mosquito nets.
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In the new October 1, 2007 issue of Newsweek, Bill Gates reflects on the improvements in global health that he has witnessed around the world over the past decade.
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How does Nothing But Nets actually save lives? In the case of Chad, it began with you four weeks ago.
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During his remarks to world leaders at the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations today, President Bush urged country governments to continue to support the fight against malaria
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At the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, Illinois in early September, the Chicago Sky and the Chicago Catholic Schools were aiming at the same net! Margaret Stender, the President and CEO of the Chicago Sky, introduced Nothing But Nets at the Celebrating Catholic Schools Conference.
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Chicago Fire midfielder Diego Gutierrez is posing this question to almost everyone he comes in contact with these days as a national spokesperson for Nothing but Nets, a United Nations Foundation campaign that works to provide mosquito nets to families in Africa.
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Once again, The Chicago Fire and Diego Gutierrez came through raising $1200 dollars for bed nets.
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Bishop Huie of Houston announced the People of the United Methodist Church’s commitment to sending bed nets to areas in need, specifically including Côte d’Ivoire, on Sept. 27 during the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative.
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It all began on the steps of Houston’s City Hall, where Houston’s Mayor Bill White and Houston City Council Member Ada Edwards held a press conference to proclaim September 17 through September 23, 2007 Nothing But Nets week.
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