Today we’re excited to share a story from www.endmalaria.org written by Cathy Kralik, World Vision International’s Partnership Communications Manager about an exciting distribution of mosquito nets in Zambia. Issue: How to get 1.5 million rural Zambians to use mosquito nets to help wipe out malaria. Answer: House calls. From March to November 2011, swarms of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Malaria’
Mosquito nets: “No ordinary distribution” for World Vision Zambia
Posted in Health, WV Programs, tagged End Malaria, Malaria, Mosquito Nets, World Vision, Zambia on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Global Fund marks 10 years
Posted in Health, tagged AIDS, Global Fund, Malaria, Tuberculosis on January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Key leaders from the political, philanthropic and pop culture worlds have lined up in support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to mark the end of the organization’s first decade of work, during which it has helped treat millions of people and helped save millions of lives. The video below features interviews [...]
A Journey of Hope – The Bay Area to Sierra Leone
Posted in Film, WOV News, tagged ABC News, Malaria, Maternal health, Sierra Leone, Sponsorship, Water, World Vision on December 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last night’s 30 minute special “A Journey of Hope – The Bay Area to Sierra Leone” on ABC 7 news (KGO) took viewers to one of the most dangerous places on earth for mothers and young children to see the progress being made with help from the Bay Area and beyond. Including stories featuring World [...]
World Malaria Day 2010 This Sunday
Posted in Advocacy, WV Events, tagged Malaria, World Vision on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
World Malaria Day is this weekend on Sunday, April 25. Already this week, World Vision has hosted its first-ever Action Summit to End Malaria. Supporters from across the country have gathered in Washington, D.C. to learn about malaria, get expert advocacy training, and meet face-to-face with government leaders to advocate for resources to stop this [...]
The Action Summit to End Malaria
Posted in Advocacy, WV Events, tagged Malaria, World Vision on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Join World Vision in Washington, DC, on April 21-22 as we lead a movement on one of the most critical issues of our time… malaria. Malaria is one of the top killers of children around the world. Every day, more than 2,000 children die from this disease, which comes from a simple mosquito bite. The [...]
World Vision’s Action Summit to End Malaria
Posted in Advocacy, WV Events, tagged Malaria, World Vision on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Join World Vision in Washington, D.C., on April 21 and 22 as we lead a movement on one of the most critical issues of our time… malaria. Malaria is one of the top killers of children around the world. Every day, more than 2,000 children die from this disease, which comes from a simple mosquito bite. The [...]
World Vision Forms New Anti-Malaria Partnership to Protect Millions
Posted in Advocacy, WV Programs, tagged Craig Jaggers, Malaria, Operation Safety Net, World Vision on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From The Christian Post: ”International aid agency World Vision and the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) have formed a new partnership to better protect children in four African countries from malaria – one of the leading causes of death on the continent. The initiative, “Operation Safety Net,” aims to provide three million insecticide-treated bed nets in Zambia, [...]
Working toward malaria eradication
Posted in Advocacy, Press Release, WV Programs, tagged Joe Mettimano, Malaria, World Malaria Day, World Vision on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Crosswalk.com: ASSIST News Service reports that at least 1 million people each year die of malaria — and most of those deaths could be prevented. World Vision and other groups are pushing awareness for tomorrow’s World Malaria Day, ramping up efforts against a disease that kills more children in developing countries than HIV/AIDS. “Malaria’s toll [...]
