Victoria Beckham, Stephen Webster and Malaria No More [Celebrity Baby Blog]
Victoria Beckham was recently spotted out-and-about wearing a “mosquito ring.” She explains, “malaria is such an important issue, killing more children under five in Africa than any other single disease,” Victoria went on to add, “I’m crossing my fingers this collaboration will generate loads of buzz.” From all the recent coverage, it looks like Victoria is getting her wish.

L.A. Council confirms Keisha Whitaker to children’s commission [Los Angeles Daily News]
Keisha Whitaker was appointed to the Commission for Children, Youth and their Families. Whitaker has traveled the world with her family to promote charities like Hope North, an orphanage in northern Uganda, and Malaria No More. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appointed her to the unpaid volunteer position on Aug. 28.

Must-Reads

African leaders ally to eradicate deadly malaria [Associated Press]
African states launched a campaign on Wednesday to stop malaria from killing an estimated 1 million people on their continent each year. The objective of the 20-member African Leaders Malaria Alliance is to eradicate nearly all malaria deaths by the end of 2015.

A Tiny Tax Could Do a World of Good [New York Times]
Philippe Douste-Blazy, the French foreign minister from 2005 to 2007, and chairman of Unitaid published an Op-Ed story about how he thinks the G-20 nations could help both the poor and the global economy by fully financing lagging efforts to fight poverty and disease worldwide by imposing a very small tax on the prosperous foreign exchange industry.

Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infection, researchers say [CNN]
A vaccine to prevent HIV infection has shown modest results for the first time, raising hopes that a disease that kills millions every year may someday be beaten.

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