Nothing but Nets

A Real Gift to Mothers: Join the Fight Against Malaria

Elizabeth Gore | Posted 05.14.2012

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Elizabeth Gore

The Kakuma refugee camp is mostly women and children, resilient mothers who grabbed their little ones and braved a dangerous journey to escape conflict. Thanks to UNHCR, they are safe from violence; now, their enemy is a mosquito.

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World Malaria Day: 5 Ways To Fight The Disease

Posted 04.25.2012

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In the time it takes for a malaria-infected mosquito to bite, you could do your part to end the spread of this deadly, but preventable, disease. Ev...

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Cameroon: Send a Net, Save a Life

Mandy Moore | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Malaria, Cameroon, Psi, Nothing but Nets, Mandy Moore, Africa, Population Services International, World News
Mandy Moore

Malaria is responsible for over 40% of deaths in health care facilities across Cameroon. This means that thousands of children -- as well as adults -- in this West African country die each year from an easily preventable disease.

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Fighting Malaria With Nets

Mandy Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malaria, Central African Republic, International Women's Day Centennial, International Women's Day 2011, Mosquito Nets, Southern Sudan, Nothing but Nets, International Women's Day, UN Nothing but Nets, Impact News
Mandy Moore

2011-03-08-mandysmall.jpgTackling malaria in a country like the Central African Republic is a huge uphill battle, and my experiences there have been a have been a healthy dose of reality.

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Send a Net and Save a Life

Mandy Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malaria, Central African Republic, Mosquito Nets, Nothing but Nets, Mandy Moore, United Nations Foundation, United Nations, Impact News
Mandy Moore

This year I'm rethinking my holiday shopping list. I recently traveled to the Central African Republic, where the UN has identified an urgent need for mosquito nets. My experience was life-changing, and the people from my trip are always on my mind.

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An Important Weekend for Global Health

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hib, Meningitis Belt, World Meningitis Day World Malaria Day, Africa, Who, Nothing but Nets, Global Health, Pneumococcal Disease, Orin Levine, Vaccines, World News
Dr. Orin Levine

This coming Saturday its World Meningitis Day. This Sunday is World Malaria Day. When I first heard that these two were occurring so close toget...

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Summit Series DC10: What To Do With 150 Years of Life

Daphne Oz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daphne Oz

What kind of impact can Summit Series DC10 -- essentially a summer camp for adults -- possibly have? President Clinton gave us direction: we have the power to decide our nation's direction.

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Our First Day in Uganda

Tom Cavanagh and Gavin DeGraw | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malaria, Celebrities Talk Politics, Gavin Degraw, Africa, Uganda, Nothing but Nets, Tom Cavanagh, Malaria Nets, The Giving Life, World News
Tom Cavanagh and Gavin DeGraw

We're a small group of people doing a small thing, driving down a junked up, dusty road to hand one family a malaria net. But the more nets we're able to buy, the more children get to grow up and tell us their stories.

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Malaria Kills. Nets Save Lives.

Kathy Bushkin Calvin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Kenya, Sudan, Health, United Nations Foundation, Malaria, Bed Nets, Uganda, Nothing but Nets, Refugees, Healthy Living News
Kathy Bushkin Calvin

As an immediate, easy, and inexpensive way to tackle the disease, bed nets are an ideal remedy for this population in particular and are an indispensable component in the broader fight against malaria.

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