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Sioux City, Journal.com
January 06, 2008

'Nothing But Nets" Raises Funds for Mosquito Nets

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.

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SoccerLens
January 04, 2008

Interview with Diego Gutierrez of the Chicago Fire

Mr. 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.

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Scoop Independent News
December 18, 2007

Mali Govt & Int'l Partners Launch Health Campaign

The 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.

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San Antonio Business Journal
December 12, 2007

Silver Stars' Riley to Join African Malaria Fight

San 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.

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BBC
October 18, 2007

Nets Boost Africa's Malaria Fight

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are making significant progress in fighting malaria, new statistics from Unicef and the World Health Organisation show.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
October 16, 2007

Malaria Experts Cite Progress at Seattle Forum

More 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.

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Newsweek
September 24, 2007

Saving the World is Within Our Grasp

Last 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. 

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PR Web
September 21, 2007

Houston Mayor Bill White Declares Nothing But Nets Week in Houston, TX

At 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.

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The New York Times
September 13, 2007

For 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.

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The Washington Post
September 13, 2007

Under-5 Mortality Drops to Record Low

The 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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