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I turned 26 on March 3, 2010. This year, my birthday was more special than usual – I helped save lives!

Through my involvement with ONE I have learned about some staggering facts: Every 30 seconds a child in Africa dies of malaria – a preventable, treatable disease. In a 21st century world, this to me is unacceptable. That is why, this year, I donated my birthday to charity and I chose to raise awareness and money for Malaria No More.

My message was simple - Every little bit helps, and just $10 saves a life. I utilized social media as a primary tool to promote my birthday wish and get the needed donations to hit my $500 fundraising goal. I used Twitter and Facebook to provide updates and encouragement, and soon, thanks to my friends’ admirable generosity, we reached the goal!

Last night, Scott Case appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 to talk about the Twitter Nets—89,724 mosquito nets helping families in Senegal protect themselves from the bite of a malarial mosquito.

In April 2009, Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) challenged CNN (@cnnbrk) to a race to a million Twitter followers.  By adding a charitable twist, Twitter made sure that the real winners were families in Africa. Now, with the help of Malaria No More’s partners the Peace Corps, World Vision and Tostan, the #TwitterNets are trending in Africa.

Watch Scott talk about the Twitter Race on CNN:

Check out our photo gallery of how Twitter is making a different in Twitter.

Read Scott Case’s article in the Huffington Post, “What a Difference a Tweet Makes”.

By 2015, mother-to-child HIV transmission will be virtually eliminated and deaths from malaria and tuberculosis will continue to decline if health investments for the diseases are maintained or scaled up, according to an annual results report published Monday by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Agence France-Presse/Africasia.com reports (3/8)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

HIV Hides Outs In Bone Marrow, Study Finds HIV "can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease," the Associated Press reports (Schmid, 3/7). The findings, published Monday in the journal Nature, offer "a new target for scientists, but it also presents new challenges because killing off bone marrow cells is a dicey proposition," HealthDay/BusinessWeek reports (Dotinga, 3/8)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

By 2015, mother-to-child HIV transmission will be virtually eliminated and deaths from malaria and tuberculosis will continue to decline if health investments for the diseases are maintained or scaled up, according to an annual results report published Monday by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Agence France-Presse/Africasia.com reports (3/8)... (Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today)

HIV Hides Outs In Bone Marrow, Study Finds HIV "can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease," the Associated Press reports (Schmid, 3/7)... (Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today)

Northern Bengo province will have soon a central basic entomology laboratory under the national programme of fight against malaria, the project co-ordinator, Milton Saraiva, announced in Caxito city, Angop learnt. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

African countries have seen a decline in HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis and malaria mortality rates, says the 2010 Result Report released by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

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Using their computers, travelers will be able to donate $2 when making reservations on some Internet travel sites. (Source: NYT > Health)

Fears of an outbreak of malaria, which is endemic in Haiti, may become reality, as CDC officials report new cases among persons living in temporary shelters. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

Using their computers, travelers will be able to donate $2 when making reservations on some Internet travel sites. (Source: NYT > Health)

Achieving targets to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and halve tuberculosis rates hang in the balance as donor commitments to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Fund come up for review. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women around the world and recognize the challenges they face today and everyday. At Malaria No More, we’d like to recognize the women who are helping to end malaria deaths around the world and making a better tomorrow for mothers and children.

Topping our list are the mothers, grandmothers, aunts and sisters who work every day to protect their children from malaria and fight the disease in their homes and communities. These women are at the front-lines of the malaria fight and their determination is the hallmark of the world’s winning effort to stop malaria in its tracks.

Here are some other notable women fighting the malaria fight, day in and day out, to make a malaria-free world for women everywhere:

• Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is charting new territory in the fight against disease.
• Margaret Chan, the fearless head of the World Health Organization, keeps malaria on the map.
• Awa Marie Coll Seck leads the Roll Back Malaria Partnership with a singularity of purpose and unwavering resolve.
• Ann Veneman advocates for children and their right to protect themselves from malaria at UNICEF.
• Mama Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania, shows her country that no child need die of malaria.

This list does not come close to recognizing all of the women who are working to end malaria deaths in Africa. To every woman who works for a malaria-free world, we thank you.

Is there anyone you’d like to add to the list? Send in your suggestions and we’ll post them!

GENEVA (Reuters) - Malaria could be eliminated as a public health problem within a decade in most countries where it is now endemic, an international organization that funds the treatment and prevention of killer diseases said on Monday. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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The CDC on Thursday said it confirmed that 11 cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria "among emergency personnel and Haitian residents who traveled to the U.S.," the Miami Herald reports. "The cases include: seven emergency responders, including six military personnel; three Haitian residents who traveled to the U.S., including one Haitian adoptee; and one U.S. traveler," the newspaper writes (Tasker, 3/5)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The CDC on Thursday said it confirmed that 11 cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria "among emergency personnel and Haitian residents who traveled to the U.S.," the Miami Herald reports. "The cases include: seven emergency responders, including six military personnel; three Haitian residents who traveled to the U.S., including one Haitian adoptee; and one U.S... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)

Former President Bill Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Thursday launched MASSIVEGOOD - an initiative that allows travelers to make a $2 donation "to fight deadly diseases whenever they buy a plane ticket, book a hotel room or rent a car," Bloomberg/BusinessWeek reports (Varner, 3/4). The effort "aims to supply low-cost drugs for the developing world, helping medical workers and health officials fight HIV and AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis and improve maternal and children's health," the Associated Press/Washington Post writes... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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The oil company Chevron, the government's partner in combat malaria, has released USD 5 million to fight against the disease in Angola, disclosed Thursday, in northern Bengo province the firm's official Carlos Gonçalves. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)