Jan 03 2012
The director of the UN Foundation campaign is nothing but Netscape price a sharp decline in malaria deaths in Africa
Washington, DC (PRWeb) December 16, 2011
After the release of the World Health Organization World Malaria Report organizations, Chris Helfrich, director of the United Nations Foundation Nothing But Netsa world, grassroots campaign to malaria in Africa to fighting released the following statement:
Over the past five years, the UN Foundation campaign nothing but Netscape has built the world’s largest grassroots network of partners and supporters families in Africa from malaria protection. I am encouraged to show the world Malaria Report 2011 to ensure that this life saving service. The report released by our partners at the World Health Organization this week Statements malaria mortality in sub-Saharan Africa by more than 33 percent decline since 2000.
the number of malaria deaths reduce by one third in a decade is an extraordinary performance as a result of a lot better access to long-term, insecticide treated bed nets. The new report, half of households in sub-Saharan Africa now have at least one bed net, and 96 percent of people with access to a net use. Bed nets remains one of the most affordable and effective tools in the fight against malaria. Families use nets because they work.
The results
means we’ve pushed back the clock even furthera child dies every 60 seconds from malaria, in contrast to only two years ago when the rate every 30 seconds. Spectacular progress in a short span of time, but a child every minute is still far too many children die from malaria
Bed nets save lives and we need to make sure every family in Africa, the nets they need. We thank the fans around the world who raised nearly $ 40 million Nothing But nets and UN partners to help deliver more than 6 million nets to families in 25 African countries. We must build on the momentum of the global goal of ending malaria deaths by 2015 to reach.
Anyone can join us in the fight against malaria. Visit http://www.NothingButNets.net now taking action
about nothing but Netscape
Nothing But Netscape is a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. Inspired by sports columnist Rick Reilly, hundreds of thousands of people in the campaign by the United Nations Foundation in 2006 created. The campaign partners include the National Basketball Association NBA Cares, The People of the United Methodist Church, and Major League Soccers MLS work It only costs $ 10 an insecticide treated bed net that can prevent this deadly disease provide. Visit http://www.NothingButNets.net a net send and a life.
the United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation, a public charity, was founded in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turners historic $ 1 billion gift UN causes and activities to support. Our public / private partnerships to build and implement the world’s most urgent problems to address and support work for the UN to extend through advocacy and public outreach. Through our campaigns and partnerships, we connect people, ideas and resources to help the UN global problems. These campaigns focus on reducing child mortality, empowering women and girls, creating a new energy future, peace and human rights and the promotion of technology innovation to improve health outcomes. These solutions help the UN advance the eight global targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For more information, visit http://www.unfoundation.org
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