Kutcher-Backed Twitter Campaign Helps Bring 90,000 Malaria Nets to Senegal [Mashable.com]
When Ashton Kutcher and CNN were racing to be the first to get one million Twitter followers, Kutcher pledged 10,000 malaria nets to MNM if he reached the big number first. He won, so now he’s making good on that promise with 89,724 malaria nets being distributed in total.

Ashton Kutcher’s mosquito nets ensure ‘malaria no more’ [USA Today]
This month, less than a year after the Twitter race took place, the mosquito nets (or “Twitter Nets”) are arriving at their final destination of Senegal, ready to save more than 89,724 lives.

Tanzania intensifies fight against malaria [TheDay]
This year, Tanzania is set to become one of the first African countries to achieve universal access to mosquito nets and affordable treatment for all of its citizens as it struggles to fight malaria.

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$10 billion vaccine pledge shows Gates power to set global agenda [The Seattle Times]
Bill and Melinda Gates announced that their foundation will commit $10 billion over the next decade for vaccines for the world’s poorest countries. This new commitment represents at least a doubling of its current efforts.

New discovery may offer malaria treatments [Daily News & Analysis]
An international team has learnt how the malaria parasites reproduce, which has opened the door for a way to prevent such reproduction from occurring. The new discovery could lead to new treatments for malaria.

Haiti revival after quake could take generations says UN chief [The Guardian]
Basic medical supplies in Port-au-Prince are running dangerously low and concerns are growing of a public health calamity with the onset of the rainy season. Malaria is becoming a big problem and there aren’t enough ­anti-malaria drugs.

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