KEY FACTS
About Nothing But Nets:
Nothing But Nets 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 supporters have joined the campaign that was created by the United Nations Foundation in 2006.
With a $10 contribution, Nothing But Nets provides individuals – from CEOs to youth, professional athletes to faith leaders – the opportunity to join the movement to end malaria, by sending a net and saving a life.
Founding campaign partners include the National Basketball Association’s NBA Cares, The people of The
United Methodist Church, and Sports Illustrated.
About Malaria
Malaria is a disease caused by the blood parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Malaria is preventable, but there are approximately a half-billion cases—roughly the population of the
United States, Canada, and Mexico combined—each year.
Each year, malaria kills nearly one million people – mostly children under the age of five.
Malaria is a leading killer of children in Africa where a child dies every 45 seconds from a malaria infection.
About Bed Nets
Bed nets work by creating a protective barrier against deadly, malaria-carrying mosquitoes that bite at night.
For just $10 we can buy a bed net, distribute it to a family, and explain its use.
One long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed net can keep a family of four safe from malaria for up to five
years.
Nothing But Nets partners with the United Nations to deliver the nets to even the most hard-to-reach areas
of Africa.
Bed Nets Save Lives
The World Health Organization’s 2009 World Malaria Report finds ―dramatic reductions in the numbers of childhood deaths from malaria and all causes‖ in areas that have achieved high coverage of bed nets
According to the World Health Organization, one-third of the 108 malaria ravaged countries reduced malaria cases by more than 50% in 2008 compared to 2000.
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