Leading the Effort Against Malaria

The Washington Post;  October 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ......million African families with insecticide-treated bed nets over the next five years. Bed nets have been used for at least a century as protection...mosquitoes can enter through the smallest holes. "Bed nets, by themselves, are not terribly protective...

In spontaneous fund-raising plea, Sharon Stone attracts $1 million for...

AP Worldstream;  January 28, 2005 ;     427 words ......to offer US$10,000 to help you buy some bed nets today," Stone told Mkapa. Her offer came...dying every month because they didn't have bed nets. Stone implored others in the hall _ packed...best fund the war on poverty. "How many bed nets will a million dollars buy?" he asked...

Bedding enlisted in fight against malaria Health group to distribute...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 24, 1999 ;     286 words ......African households are estimated to have bed nets, and the number of households actually...drug and distributed insecticide-treated bed nets on a massive scale, and was able to reduce...strategies to increase the availability of bed nets, working with manufacturers to bring down...

Canadians Step Up in the Fight Against Malaria ; SPREAD THE NET AND UNICEF...

Marketwire;  September 25, 2008 ;     671 words ......nationwide campaign to raise funds for bed nets to fight malaria has reached the critical...000 long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed nets for children and families in Rwanda and...mobilize Canadians in the drive to provide bed nets and save children's lives. Ms. Stronach...

Best Xmas stocking stuffer ever: Send $10 - save a life - guaranteed!

Westside Gazette;  December 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ......simply because they do not have protective bed nets to prevent them from being bit by deadly...as 60 percent simply by using mosquito bed nets, along with obtaining timely medical treatment...speed to bring his vision of providing bed nets to fruition. With $20,000 of his own money...

Canadians Step Up in the Fight Against Malaria; SPREAD THE NET AND UNICEF...

Canadian Corporate News;  September 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......nationwide campaign to raise funds for bed nets to fight malaria has reached the critical...000 long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed nets for children and families in Rwanda and...mobilize Canadians in the drive to provide bed nets and save children's lives. Ms. Stronach...

UN hails significant progress in fight against Malaria; Five African...

M2 Presswire;  April 26, 2001 ;     700+ words ......African States reduce or abolish taxes for bed nets; A model for other countries (C)1994-2001...abolished taxes on insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) to make them more affordable to...Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Bed nets are considered one of the most effective...

VOA NEWS: GLOBAL FUND SAYS INSECTICIDE-TREATED BED NETS REDUCE MALARIA IN...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 27, 2007 ;     445 words ......delivered 46 million insecticide-treated bed nets to families in malaria zones, a 155 percent...The Global Fund says insecticide-treated bed nets are one of the most cost-effective ways...published studies show a combination of bed nets and treatment can reduce malaria transmission...

Boy's gift keeps growing

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  July 9, 2008 ;     396 words ......charity: check. Raise $1,000 for mosquito bed nets to protect children in Africa from malaria...guests to bring donations for $10 malaria bed nets instead of presents. His goal was to raise $1,000, or 100 bed nets. "He blew that out of the water," Bergantino...

Selfless boy an inspiration to others

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  July 28, 2008 ;     375 words ......charity: check. Raise $1,000 for mosquito bed nets to protect children in Africa from malaria...guests to bring donations for $10 malaria bed nets instead of presents. His goal was to raise $1,000, or 100 bed nets. "He blew that out of the water," Bergantino...

Saving the world at age 10

SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  July 6, 2008 ;     390 words ......charity: check. Raise $1,000 for mosquito bed nets to protect children in Africa from malaria...guests to bring donations for $10 malaria bed nets instead of presents. His goal was to raise $1,000, or 100 bed nets. "He blew that out of the water," Bergantino...

UN chief to announce malaria battle plan

Oakland Tribune;  April 25, 2008 ;     522 words ......initiative will offer indoor spraying and bed nets treated with long-lasting insecticide...key interventions included distributing bed nets and using more insecticides -- but the...children sleep under insecticide-treated bed nets. Ban and the partnership decided that...

Profile: Efforts to combat malaria

NPR Morning Edition;  October 13, 1999 ;     490 words ......technology with an old-fashioned remedy, bed nets. Dr. DAVID NABARRO (Project Manager, Roll Back Malaria): Bed nets, up until very recently, have not been...Organization plans to distribute the high-tech bed nets to 60 million homes in sub-Saharan Africa...

VOA NEWS: MORE BED NETS NEEDED IN BURUNDI'S FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......the tiny Great Lakes nation of Burundi, bed nets are being touted as an effective weapon...more than 260,000 insecticide-treated bed nets to pregnant women and young children...been distributing an average of 200 free bed nets each week since August 2005. Nurse Jacky...

Actress Stone raises: $1 million in 5 minutes

Charleston Gazette;  January 29, 2005 ;     347 words ......malaria every month because they didn't have bed nets, Stone suddenly rose from her seat in...to offer $10,000 to help you buy some bed nets today," Stone told Tanzanian President...best fund the war on poverty. "How many bed nets will a million dollars buy?" he asked...