New Hope in Africa to End Malaria [HuffingtonPost.com]
Malaria No More Vice Chairman John Bridgeland authored a piece about Africa’s new hope in the fight against malaria due to the work of Muslims and Christians serving together to combat the disease.

Las Lomas grad works to fight malaria [Contra Costa Times]
To Jessica Uno, ridding the world of malaria isn’t just a health care battle — it’s a human rights mandate. The 20-year-old returned from Kenya last month after attending the Multilateral Initiatives Against Malaria’s Pan-African Malaria Conference after winning an essay contest hosted by Malaria No More and Novartis.

Music Notes [Winston-Salem Journal]
RED Distribution and some of its artists are helping Malaria No More reach its goal of ending malaria deaths in Africa by 2015 by donating the proceeds from the new digital-only benefit album Indie Rocks! The album features 14 exclusive tracks by Third Eye Blind, the Walkmen and Peter Bjorn and John, among others.

Must-Reads

UN official warns of climate change’s human costs [Associated Press]
The U.N.’s Emergency Relief Coordinator says changing weather patterns threaten food security and public health, increasing the spread of diseases like malaria and dengue.

UNICEF and partners praise new UN resolution on malaria, focus on next steps [UNICEF.com]
At a reception held at UNICEF headquarters in New York, Executive Director Ann M. Veneman welcomed key members of the Roll Back Malaria partnership, who joined her in praising a new UN General Assembly resolution on malaria.

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