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Mosquito Nets

The Scariest Bite (Hint: It's Not from a Vampire)

Scott Case | Posted 11.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Mosquito Nets, Malaria No More, Edward, Bella, Scott Case, New Moon, Malaria, Vampire, Twilight, Children Deaths, Mosquito, Impact News
Scott Case

Malaria isn't trendy, it isn't sexy, and it isn't on the cover of every magazine this week. But, in comparison with even the most villainous vampire in the "Twilight Saga", malaria wins one contest: it's definitely scarier.

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Malaria Kills Almost 1M A Year: Special Report On Fighting The Disease

GlobalPost | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Mosquito Nets, Malaria Deaths, Foreign Affairs, Health, Malaria, Mosquitoes, Fighting Malaria, Eradicating Malaria, Advocacy, World News

If you've ever traveled to a malarial region you know the sound: the ominous buzz of a blood-sucking mosquito that may, or may not, be carrying a dead...

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Pakistan Malaria Emergency Imminent: UN

Huffington Post Contributor | Dan Carucci | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Malaria Pakistan, Mosquito Nets, Pakistan Malaria, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, United Nations, Pakistan Refugees, Malaria, Fighting Malaria, United Nations Refugee Agency, Advocacy, World News

Dan Carucci I Huffington Post Contributor On top of dealing with drones, a Taliban insurgency, and a government crackdown on that insurgency, the mor...

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Tackling Malaria: Making Headway Against a Killer

Karl Hofmann | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda, Malaria, Mosquito Nets, Global Health, World Malaria Day, World News
Karl Hofmann

Under the Rwandan government's leadership, we threw every possible malaria intervention at the disease -- nets, drugs, household spraying and local capacity-building -- and we did it faster than ever.

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Finding the Best Value for Dollar in Global Health

Natasha F. Bilimoria | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

Read More: Malaria, Global Health, Natasha F. Bilimoria, The Global Fund, Mosquito Nets, Health, Fighting Malaria, Health Care, World News
Natasha F. Bilimoria

Countries that have a strategy and an implementation plan for improving health are the ones best equipped to use funding assistance.

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Health of Nations

Edward J. Murray | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: Malaria, Bed-Nets, African Health Crisis, Malaria Deaths, Fighting Malaria, Eradicating-Malaria, Mosquito Nets, World News
Edward J. Murray

Societies with the resources sufficient to create sound public health systems can survive and thrive. Societies lacking those resources risk catastrophic assaults on health, which can result in their total annihilation.

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The Mosquito Net Dilemma

Edward J. Murray | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

Read More: Malaria, Bednets, World Malaria Day, Mosquito-Nets, Odysseynetworks, Canada, World News
Edward J. Murray

It is within our power to save, perhaps, a million of our fellow citizens by helping to provide mosquito netting to people in the world's most poverty-afflicted areas.

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Ending Malaria is Possible

Natasha F. Bilimoria | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Malaria, The Global Fund, Millennium Development Goals, Rwanda, Mosquito Nets, Barack Obama, Politics News
Natasha F. Bilimoria

Since 2002, the Global Fund has been committed to helping countries fight this deadly disease, and currently funds two-thirds of all malaria programs internationally.

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Tip: How to Beat Bites Without Bug Spray

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Hiking, Mosquito Nets, Lifestyle, Health, Sustainable Mosquito Repellant, Nature, Insects, Green Living, Outdoor Exercise, Green Tips, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

While some hikers fight bites and stings with plant oils, other sweet-blooded adventurers wouldn't dare step into mosquito country without packing a g...

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How To Save A Life With $10

New York Times | DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Posted 06.10.2008 | Living

Read More: The Giving Life, Malaria Africa, Mosquito Nets, Living News

Donating $10 to buy a mosquito net to save an African child from malaria has become a hip way to show you care, especially for teenagers. The movement...

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