People attending the Morningside College and Briar Cliff University women's and men's basketball games Jan. 12, at Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center on the Morningside campus will have an opportunity to help prevent the spread of malaria in Africa.
Read ArticleMr. Gutierrez, who is a native of Bogotá, Colombia, is the spokesman for a very interesting cause called Nothing But Nets. This charity was formed to help alleviate the spread and suffering of malaria on the African continent.
Read ArticleThe Malian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with international partners, launched a national, integrated health campaign to vaccinate more than 2.8 million children against measles. The campaign will also distribute over two million insecticide-treated mosquito nets to prevent the spread of malaria--together these diseases take the lives of more than one million African children each year.
Read ArticleSan Antonio Silver Stars Center Ruth Riley will travel to Mali, Africa, as part of a United Nations Foundation and Nothing But Nets delegation to observe the distribution of more than two million long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets to children and their families.
Read ArticleCountries in sub-Saharan Africa are making significant progress in fighting malaria, new statistics from Unicef and the World Health Organisation show.
Read ArticleMore than 300 scientists, physicians, public health leaders and top government officials from all corners of the planet have gathered in Seattle this week, by invitation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss how best to combine forces and beat malaria.
Read ArticleLast year my wife, Melinda, and I visited an AIDS clinic in Durban, South Africa. We met women who had walked miles from nearby townships. When they arrived, they were greeted by a well-trained staff. There was an ample supply of antiretroviral drugs, which can help people with AIDS stay healthy for years. Patients were receiving counseling. As we chatted with one of the doctors in the clinic, it struck me: something was fundamentally different.
Read ArticleAt a press conference on the steps of City Hall today, Houston Mayor Bill White and Houston City Council Member Ada Edwards declared September 17 through September 23, 2007 Nothing But Nets week.
Read ArticleFor the first time since record keeping began in 1960, the number of deaths of young children around the world has fallen below 10 million a year, according to figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund being released today.
Read ArticleThe number of deaths worldwide among children under 5 dropped to a record low of 9.7 million in 2006, reflecting progress in areas such as malaria prevention, childhood immunizations and breastfeeding rates, global health officials said yesterday.
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