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Nothing But Nets

The UN Foundation has been working with the UN to fight malaria for years. But it was a column that Rick Reilly wrote about malaria in Sports Illustrated--and thousands of letters and donations from people like you--that led to the creation the Nothing But Nets campaign.

The reaction to Reilly's 815 words made clear that thousands of people were ready to help the million children dying unnecessarily each year of malaria. And so Nothing But Nets was born.

Already, groups as diverse as the NBA and the United Methodist Church have joined the campaign. Now, we're asking you to help spread the word about Nothing But Nets, and how easy it is to protect children from malaria with bednets.

You can save a family. Your church, school, or team can save a village. Together, we can cover Africa with lifesaving bednets.

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As a major investor in Africa, ExxonMobil witnesses first-hand the health and economic impacts of malaria on our workforce, their families and the communities where we operate. In 2000, ExxonMobil Foundation launched its Africa Health Initiative to support disease prevention, control and treatment programs mainly focused on malaria.

In 2008, ExxonMobil launched a malaria awareness campaign in conjunction with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, and aired a new ad on BBC World, during RBM's documentary about the Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition. The ad will also be broadcast during the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the United States.

As ExxonMobil's Global Medical Director, Dr. Steven C. Phillips has traveled to Mali on a bed net distribution trip to observe first-hand just how desperate the situation is in Africa. Read about Dr. Phillips and check out his blog entries he wrote for Nothing But Nets.

See how you can get involved to prevent malaria, through Nothing But Nets and other RBM partners.

To learn more about ExxonMobil, visit http://www.exxonmobil.com/malaria

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