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Nothing But Nets

April 17, 2020

After coming close to wiping out malaria in the 1960s and 1980s, Haiti is once again at the doorstep of defeating the mosquito-borne disease.

Nothing But Nets

April 03, 2020

Malaria is the oldest disease known to humanity and with any enduring battle comes lessons learned for how to address deadly outbreaks. Here are six lessons we’ve learned on how to continue the fight to end malaria during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nothing But Nets

February 10, 2020

Earlier this week, the Administration released the President’s Budget Request to Congress for Fiscal Year 2021.  Unfortunately, despite a bipartisan budget deal put in place in August, the request proposes large cuts to foreign assistance, specifically targeting many global health programs and the United Nations. In December, the Congress passed, on a bipartisan basis, and the President signed into law key funding increases that would advance our efforts to improve malaria prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and research and development. 

Margaret Reilly McDonnell

February 05, 2020

From sending bed nets and other lifesaving tools to advocating for strong U.S. leadership and funding– Nothing But Nets worked alongside the global malaria community in 2019 to step up the fight to eliminate this deadly disease. Watch our Year in Review video to learn how.

Nothing But Nets

January 16, 2020

Some good news that may be of interest -- today/ this week, the global malaria community is announcing that the 2 billionth mosquito net will be distributed in 2020. 

Emile Dawisha

January 09, 2020

We’re less than two months away from our campaign’s marquee event: the annual Nothing But Nets Leadership Summit (March 8-10 in Washington DC; Washington Marriott Georgetown). Here are five reasons why you should attend the 2020 Leadership Summit! 

Margaret Reilly McDonnell

December 19, 2019

This week, the House of Representatives and Senate voted on a package outlining the budget for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20). This $1.4 trillion spending deal includes increased funding for bilateral and multilateral programs seeking to alleviate the burden of malaria globally, such as the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (Global Fund) and key UN agencies that are working on the frontlines.

Margaret Reilly McDonnell

December 04, 2019

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its 2019 World Malaria Report, an annual report that provides a comprehensive update on global and regional malaria data and trends. The report tracks investments in malaria programs and research as well as progress across all intervention areas: prevention, diagnosis, treatment and surveillance. We’ve taken a look at the report, and here’s what you need to know.