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.
Read ArticleAt 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.
Read ArticleDuring 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
Read ArticleHow does Nothing But Nets actually save lives? In the case of Chad, it began with you four weeks ago.
Read ArticleIn 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.
Read ArticleI 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.
Read ArticleDuring 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.)
Read ArticleStudents at Northwestern, DePaul, Loyola and University of Chicago rallied to raise more than $1,100 at The Chicago Buzz's Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament this past Saturday.
Read ArticleBoth the New York Times and the Washington Post reported good news today on worldwide child mortality rates. As shown in the Times chart after the jump, the number of deaths of young children around the world has been cut in half since 1960, when these statistics were first recorded.
Read ArticleThe Houston Dynamo took on the Real Salt Lake AND malaria on Saturday night, kicking off the Nothing But Nets’ city tour in Houston.
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