Genetically altered mosquito may spell end of malaria
July 11, 2010 – Cornwall, Ontario Members of the Catholic Women’s League bring peace and hope to families in Uganda. Debra Lefebvre, Executive Director, Buy-A-Net, arrived in Cornwall, Ontario to participate in the Catholic Women’s League of Canada 63rd Annual Ontario Provincial Convention at the Nav Canada Training and Conference Centre from July 11 th to 14th. The Convention will bring over 300 delegates from 13 dioceses from across Ontario. In honour of the event, Mayor Bob Kilger has proclaimed July 10th to 16th as “Catholic Women’s League” week in the city. The Most Reverend Archbishop Brendan O’Brien will be in attendance. As “Women of Peace and Hope”, the Catholic Women’s League has provided 4,000 bed nets to the Lugazi Parish, Uganda, and thousands more to the District of Kawempe, Uganda, as well as anti-malaria medication to children.
BAN is very pleased to have partnered with Healthy Child Uganda since 2007 through the provision of bed nets and our malaria prevention education program for local health ambassadors in Uganda.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/63839?tp=1
Rotarians Engage in Malaria Prevention Efforts: Project results to be shared at 2010 Rotary Convention, Montreal, Quebec
Rotarians Engage in Malaria Prevention Efforts: Project results to be shared at 2010 Rotary International Convention, Montreal, Quebec
June 17, 2010 – The presentation, “Transforming the World, One Village at a Time: Malaria Prevention and Community Health”, will take place in the Palais de congres, Room 516AB, on Monday June 21st, at 1:45 p.m.
Led by Dr. Martin Nkundeki, Rotarian, District 9200, and Board Member, Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group, the results of a recent project between Kololo Rotary Club, District 9200, and Cataraqui Kingston Rotary Club, District 7040, with Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group as the implementing partner, will be presented.
Panelists Senator Mobina Jaffer, Co-Chair, Parliamentary Malaria Caucus, Chris Rosene, Director, International Development, Canadian Red Cross, and Dr. Sam Zaramba, Director General, Ugandan Ministry of Health, will share the progress being made in malaria control today, as well as the challenges ahead.
“It is my hope that the presentation will demonstrate and strengthen the leadership that Rotarians have in malaria prevention and control efforts,” said Dr. Nkundeki. “I wish more Rotarians to become educated, inspired and engaged to stop this killer disease.”
The partnership and project results will also be featured with a display booth in the House of Friendship during Convention.
“We are very pleased to have been invited to the 2010 Rotary Convention. There is hope in stopping this killer disease that puts 50 million pregnant women at risk each year, and takes a child’s life every 30 seconds. I am very proud of the effort that individual Rotarians are making to improve health through the fight against malaria. The partnership with Rotary is saving lives,” said Debra Lefebvre, Executive Director, Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group.
Rotary International is the world’s first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.
Launched in 2004, Buy-a-Net Malaria Prevention Group (www.buyanet.ca) is Canada’s first citizen-driven, registered charitable organization that seeks to prevent deaths from malaria. The campaign, whose slogan – “7 BUCKS, BUY-A-NET, SAVE A LIFE” – provides advocacy and awareness about malaria, and raises funds needed for the procurement of long lasting insecticide treated bed nets and drug therapies. In partnership with community-based groups, the nets and medicines are distributed one village at a time, free-of-charge.
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Contact: Debra Lefebvre, RN, MPA Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group www.buyanet.ca
+1(613) 539-2945
+1(613) 542-1264 (B)
E-Mail: debra@buyanet.ca
Malaria control beyond 2010
By Dr Robert D Newman, Director, WHO Global Malaria Programme
11 June 2010
Read the article: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/340/jun11_1/c2714
Grammy-winning star Youssou N’Dour says Africans must take lead in the fight against malaria
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i2kheI52LlvdQi5LAarcWwlM6-ow
Hope that G8/G20 Summits will be opportunity bolster attack on malaria, not an arena to hash out thorny issue of abortion rights:
Buy-A-Net writes to major Canadian publications.
In hopes that G8/G20 Summits will be opportunity bolster attack on malaria, not an arena to hash out thorny issue of abortion rights.
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2609769
MP Mr. Brown & Cllr. Ms.Strachan Co-Host Second World Malaria Day
June 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under NetRaisers, News
Cllr. Lynn Strachan and MP Patrick Brown, Co Chair of the Parliamentary Malaria Caucus Co-Host the Second Annual World Malaria Day Reception in Barrie at MacLaren Art Gallery
http://www.servingbarrie.com/EN/fighting_malaria/
Buy-A-Net’s World Malaria Day “Sleep Out”
Buy-A-Net’s World Malaria Day “Sleep Out” featured in SNAP Kingston
http://www.snapkingston.com/?option=com_sngevents&id%5B%5D=161321&utm_source=paper&utm_medium=snapd
Kingston Sleeps Out, Stands Out & Rocks Out Malaria!
KINGSTON SLEEPS OUT, STANDS OUT AND ROCKS OUT MALARIA!
And then they will Bead it Up!
Kingston: The Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group takes over Confederation Basin to mark World Malaria Day, on Sunday, April 25th, with a “Sleep out” and a “Rock-Out” to commemorate this important day of global awareness.
April 25, 2010 is a day of unified commemoration of the global effort to provide effective control of malaria around the world. World Malaria Day is an opportunity for malaria-free countries to learn about the devastating consequences of the disease.
This year, communities around the world are “Sleeping Out to End Malaria”. The Kingston event runs from 1:00 – 8:00 pm. Buy-A-Net encourages citizens of all ages to attend this day to demonstrate both their determination and optimism that the battle against Malaria can be won.
A full day’s program of varied musical entertainment featuring Andrea Gauster, Beautiful Inferno, Ottawa-based Chasing Curiosity, Earth Wind and Haggis, Singer song-writer Jim Tidman , and to close the show Spread the Secret Participants will also be treated to the performance, “A Malaria Story” by the Kingston based, youth theatre company, The Not So Amateur Amateurs. Face painting will be available for the younger supporters.
Buy-A-Net will also be encouraging Kingstonians to “Bead Up Malaria”. Made possible through a recent partnership with “Bead For Life”, one-of-a-kind handmade beads will be on sale with all proceeds going to the Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group. Thirty beads will be sold for $7 – the price of one bed net.
Bead For Life (beadforlife.org) is an organization that reduces extreme poverty by creating bridges of understanding between impoverished Africans and concerned world citizens. Ugandan women turn colorful recycled paper into beautiful beads, which are, in turn, sold around the world. The beads thus become income, food, medicine, school fees and hope.
Launched in 2004, Buy-A-Net is Canada’s first volunteer-driven, charitable organization that seeks to prevent deaths from Malaria in Africa one country at a time. The nation of Uganda was chosen as the first target country of the campaign, whose slogan “7 Bucks, Buy-A-Net, Save a life” provides advocacy and awareness about malaria as well as raises much-needed funds for the procurement of long-lasting, insecticide treated bed nets and anti-malaria medicine. In partnership with community-based groups, the nets are distributed free of charge, one village at a time. Children and pregnant women in Africa are most vulnerable to malaria. Malaria takes a child’s life every 30 seconds, and 50 Million pregnant women are at risk of malaria resulting in poor health, and maternal and neonatal death.
For more information on Buy-A-Net and malaria prevention, please visit www.buyanet.ca.
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Contact: Joanne Langlois (613) 540-1202
