Give a Net. Save a Life.
Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa.
Malaria*, which was eradicated from the United States over 50 years ago, still claims one child's life worldwide every 30 seconds.
Giving a Net and Saving a Life is a perfect gift anytime.
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* Malaria is a disease caused by the blood parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted by the bite of a female mosquito.
Malaria Kills One Child Every 30 Seconds
What is Malaria?
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Malaria is one of the world's most common blood-borne diseases. It is a deadly disease in the world that still kills more than 1 million children each year.Malaria caused by the blood parasite Plasmodium that is transmitted to humans by the bite from a female mosquito.
Photo Source: James Gathany for the CDC. Public Health Image Library (PHIL). Anopheles minimus. #7949.
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Malaria Statistics
Malaria kills more than 1 million children every year, more children than AIDS or tuberculosis.
- Malaria kills more than 3,000 children every day, and over 1 million every year.
- 350 to 500 million cases of malaria occur annually.
- 90% of deaths from malaria occur in Africa.
- Young children and pregnant women are most likely to become severely ill and die from malaria.
- Malaria was eradicated from the United States over 50 years ago, yet more than 40 percent of the world's population is at risk.
Origins of Nothing But Nets - An Article
Send a Net - Save a Life
In his article he challenged each of his readers to donate at least $10 for the purchase of an anti-malaria bed nets.
The incredible response from thousands of Americans across the country led to the creation the Nothing But Nets campaign.
Nothing but Nets just completed distributing the first round of 150,000 nets to Nigeria through the Measles Initiative - a partnership of the United Nations Foundation, American Red Cross, U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, UNICEF and local country governments and ministries of health.
Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly Trip to Africa on YouTube
The Article that Started Nothing but Nets
- Rick Reilly: Nothing But Nets
- The Sports Illustrated article that started the campaign...with the simple words, "We need nets."
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- Nothing But Nets Campaign
- Nothing But Nets is a campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa.
For only $10 you can send a net and save a life! - Malaria Kills | Nothing But Nets Campaign
- Malaria is a disease caused by the blood parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted by mosquitoes.
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Nothing But Nets Partners
- United Nations Foundation
- American Red Cross
- U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- World Health Organization
- UNICEF
- Malaria no More
- National Basketball Association's NBA Cares
- The People of the United Methodist Church
- Sports Illustrated
- VH-1
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- AOL Black Voices
- Rotarian's Action Group on Malaria
Join Nothing But Nets
Give a Net. Save a Life.
Ways to Get Involved with Nothing But Nets
- Buy a bed net now.
Send a direct donation now. Your bed nets will be added to our next delivery to Africa. - Start fundraising as an individual or team.
Sign up as a individual fundraiser recruiting your friends, family and co-workers to help support you in raising money for bed nets to pevent malaria in Africa.
Sign up as a team captain. Become a team captain, then invite people to join your team. Each team member asks friends, family, co-workers, or sponsors to support your fundraising. - Become a team member.
Sign up as a team member on an established team. Find a Netraiser team by searching for a team captain or team name. Sign up and start fundraising. - Bring Nothing But Nets to your Community.
Nothing But Nets is powered by passionate people and communities. Everyone has the power to help save lives, and this toolkit offers resources to get you started. - Show your support with Nothing but Nets apparel.
Purchase a Nothing But Nets t-shirt or hat to show your friends and family that you are part of the Nothing But Nets team to save lives.
Ten dollars from every purchase will send a net and save a life of a child in Africa.
UNICEF Inspired Gifts for the Holidays
UNICEF Inspired Gifts: Mosquito nets make a difference!
For thousands of children and families living in Malarial zones, mosquito nets can make an enormous difference Make a Difference. Save a Life. Make a Gift. To support UNICEF's mosquito nets campaign, visit: www.unicef.it www.supportunicef.org
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Nets - The Perfect Holiday Gift
Give a Net. Save a Life.
Malaria is transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes. One of the best ways of reducing malaria in Africa is to get the people to use mosquito nets to help prevent mosquito bites.O Magazine encouraged it's readers in 2007 to give a net as a perfect gift for the holidays. It is an example proving that small donations can make a world of good.
A $10 net, which is big enough to protect a family of four, remain effective for up to four years, becoming a gift that keeps on giving. Buy a bed net now.
Websites for More Information about Malaria
- CDC - Malaria
- Information on malaria. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
- Division of Parasitic Diseases - Malaria
- The new CDC malaria site includes information on preventing and controling malaria in the United States and abroad Facts along with figures on the impact of malaria CDC malaria activities nationally and globally.
- WHO | Malaria
- Information on Malaria from the World Health Organization. Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of mosquitoes.
- The Why Files | Mosquito drinks malaria & dies
- Well-researched, educational descriptions of the actual science behind current news stories. From the University of Wisconsin.
- Malaria
- Learn more about Malaria from the Nobel Prize Website. Two awards were given to men doing research on Malaria.
World Malaria Report from WHO and UNICEF on YouTube
UNICEF: Release of the first World Malaria Report
UNICEF and the World Health Organization have launched the first ever World Malaria Report. The initiative, introduced by UNICEF's Executive Director Ann M. Veneman, records the burden of malaria worldwide and follows the progress of countries in trying to control the disease. Credits: Producer:Sabine Dolan
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Books about Malaria Available on Amazon
Malaria Dreams: An African Adventure
Amazon Price: $11.97 (as of 12/11/2009)
The Malaria Capers : More Tales of Parasites and People, Research and Reality
Amazon Price: $11.21 (as of 12/11/2009)
Quinine: Malaria and the Quest for a Cure That Changed the World
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Disease in the History of Modern Latin America: From Malaria to AIDS
Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 12/11/2009)
The Making of a Tropical Disease: A Short History of Malaria (Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease)
From Johns Hopkins University Press, scheduled to be released later this month.
Amazon Price: $19.96 (as of 12/11/2009)
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- kgduke kgduke Dec 12, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
- Thanks for this lens. Nothing But Nets is a great program. Right now they don't distribute in Zimbabwe so my group collected our own nets and sent them to Zimbabwe. We're hoping that NBN will soon be able to operate in Zimbabwe. I'd love if you'd visit my lens to see what else we do in Zimbabwe: www.squidoo.com/nyadire
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- Margo_Arrowsmith Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 7, 2008 @ 2:48 pm
- Its great to learn about a problem and at the same time learn what you can do to make it better that is what is so wonderful about this lens! *****
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Nov 19, 2007 @ 3:48 pm
- Excellent information. Welcome to the Help Africa Group. I've featured both of your malaria-net lenses.
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This lens benefits Children's Defense Fund, one of the charities benefited from Idol Gives Back. Their mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.I have also made a personal donation to the Nothing But Nets Campaign.
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