The United Nations Foundation appear today that, alive with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), it will forward over 346,000 life-saving bed nets to refugees in acting camps in 11 African countries.
Washington, D.C. (Vocus/PRWEB ) April 27, 2009 -- The United Nations Foundation appear today that, alive with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), it will forward over 346,000 life-saving bed nets to refugees in acting camps in 11 African countries. This accomplishment is architecture aloft the drive of hundreds of contest that accept taken abode about the country in abutment of World Malaria Day and the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign, a global, grassroots action to anticipate malaria.
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Thanks to the absurd plan of our ally and supporters, we've already been able to assure added than 600,000 refugees from malaria in eastern Africa Now we'll be able to advice assure over a actor of the world's a lot of accessible people. Recently, we were able to accommodate a life-saving bed net to every refugee in charge in Kenya - and accept back apparent the malaria ante plummet. Malaria now accounts for just 10 percent of all deaths, down from 33 percent just three years ago. However, while the appulse is measurable, there is added plan to be done. We charge added humans to forward added nets and save added lives The Nothing But Nets attack has already beatific added than 275,000 nets to 27 camps in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Sudan. A life-saving bed net can assure a ancestors of four from malaria.
"Thanks to the absurd plan of our ally and supporters, we've already been able to assure added than 600,000 refugees from malaria in eastern Africa," said Elizabeth Gore, Executive Director of Nothing But Nets. "Now we'll be able to advice assure over a actor of the world's a lot of accessible people."
Malaria is the amount one analgesic of refugees in Africa. Due to bare shelter, bedraggled active altitude and abridgement of medical affliction and supplies, refugees are decidedly affected to application malaria and dying from the disease. Two thirds of the 33 actor refugees common abide in malaria-endemic countries.
"Recently, we were able to accommodate a life-saving bed net to every refugee in charge in Kenya - and accept back apparent the malaria ante plummet. Malaria now accounts for just 10 percent of all deaths, down from 33 percent just three years ago. However, while the appulse is measurable, there is added plan to be done. We charge added humans to forward added nets and save added lives," said Gore.
Long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets are one of the easiest and cost-effective methods of preventing the advance of the malaria. Bed nets anticipate malaria manual by creating a careful barrier adjoin mosquitoes at night, if the all-inclusive majority of transmissions occur. It costs just $10 to acquirement and bear a net to a refugee in need, and to brainwash the almsman on its able use.
To apprentice added about the appulse of malaria on refugees in Africa, or to donate, appointment www.NothingButNets.net.
About Nothing But Nets
Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots attack to save lives by preventing malaria, a arch analgesic of accouchement in Africa. Inspired by sports columnist Rick Reilly, tens of bags of humans accept abutting the attack that was created by the United Nations Foundation in 2006. Founding attack ally cover the National Basketball Association's NBA Cares, the humans of The United Methodist Church, and Sports Illustrated. It costs just $10 to accommodate a abiding insecticide-treated bed net to anticipate this baleful disease. Visit www.NothingButNets.net to forward a net and save a life.
Press Contact:
Amy DiElsi, United Nations Foundation
(o) 202.419.3230
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