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21 May 2013     Peter Singer talks about effective altruism and donating to Against Malaria in his latest TED talk.

20 May 2013   63,000th donation!

01 May 2013   Recurring donations graph updated with April figures ($47,001 from 797 recurring donations)

01 May 2013   New video added for Zambia: Kalomo, Mapatizya Zone

01 May 2013   A large proportion of the site is now available in Dutch, with more to follow in the coming weeks.

27 Apr 2013   62,000th donation!

22 Apr 2013   The Swiss Malaria Group has announced the winners of its Big Picture campaign.

03 Apr 2013   61,000th donation!

01 Apr 2013   Recurring donations graph updated with March figures ($43,718 from 754 recurring donations)

15 Mar 2013     We have just passed $17m raised, 4 million nets funded and our 60,000th donation!

12 Mar 2013   The vast majority of the site is now available in English, French, German and Spanish

05 Mar 2013   New video added for Zambia: Chipeta, Chipangali to Rukuzye Zones

01 Mar 2013   Recurring donations graph updated with February figures ($39,381 from 683 recurring donations)

28 Feb 2013     Future distributions page updated

27 Feb 2013   Dutch and Italian versions of the homepage and menu are now live

26 Feb 2013   New video added for Malawi: Nsiyaludzu/Mikoke

23 Feb 2013   59,000th donation!

18 Feb 2013   New video added for Tanzania: Dar es Salaam, Boarding schools (phase 2)

15 Feb 2013   Back-dated financial information for US (2006 to 2009) added to Financial information

11 Feb 2013     Non-net costs

11 Feb 2013   Short CBS News feature on Against Malaria

08 Feb 2013     Details of recently approved distributions - 235,000 nets to Balaka and Dedza Districts, Malawi

08 Feb 2013   Non-net costs page added to site

08 Feb 2013   New video added for Mali: Yarimadjo-East

08 Feb 2013   Future distributions page updated

07 Feb 2013   New videos added for Tanzania: Mbeya and Zambia: Mpika, Mpika Zone and Mpika, Kopa Zone

02 Feb 2013   58,000th donation!

01 Feb 2013   Recurring donations graph updated with January figures ($39,252 from 636 recurring donations)

22 Jan 2013   $16m raised!

15 Jan 2013   New videos added for Malawi: Nsipe/Dzunje/Champiti and Tanzania: Kagera (phase 3), Tabora (phase 3) and Mwanza (phase 3)

08 Jan 2013   57,000th donation!

07 Jan 2013     A great start to 2013

03 Jan 2013   $15m raised!

01 Jan 2013   Recurring donations graph updated with December figures ($35,068 from 578 recurring donations)

30 Dec 2012   56,000th donation!

28 Dec 2012   Good Ventures announce $1.25m grant to AMF

26 Dec 2012     New milestone: $14 million raised and over 55,000 donors!

22 Dec 2012   55,000th donation!

17 Dec 2012     $13 million raised and 3 million nets funded so far!

13 Dec 2012   New videos added for Tanzania: Kigoma and Tabora

12 Dec 2012     2012 highlights

11 Dec 2012   54,000th donation!

01 Dec 2012   Recurring donations graph updated with November figures ($33,935 from 514 recurring donations)

30 Nov 2012   Addition of Preparation of Annual Accounts to the Behind the scenes page

29 Nov 2012   News and other updates section added

29 Nov 2012   Information added explaining how we intend to show the status of our assessments of future distributions

28 Nov 2012   New videos added for Malawi: Mzama/Dzonzi and Tanzania: Dar TMK, Boarding schools

28 Nov 2012   Addition of quick link buttons at the foot of the homepage

27 Nov 2012     GiveWell ranking: AMF has been ranked #1 for the second year running!

25 Nov 2012     Recently approved distributions and others being assessed

25 Nov 2012     Update to donors with as yet allocated donations

24 Nov 2012   New layout of website launched

15 Nov 2012     3rd update on our distribution in Ntcheu District, Malawi

13 Nov 2012   New video added for Malawi: Mzama/Dzonzi

12 Nov 2012     Malaria vaccine update - an additional comment

12 Nov 2012   53,000th donation!

09 Nov 2012     Malaria vaccine update

09 Nov 2012     Malaria outbreak in Greece

05 Nov 2012   New video added for Malawi: Mphepozinai/Muluma/Gowa

21 Oct 2012   What people say about us

19 Oct 2012     Achieving very high levels of net use: Hang-up follow-up in Ntcheu, Malawi.

16 Oct 2012     Mosquitoes developing resistance to the insecticide used in LLINs and mosquitoes changing their biting time

12 Oct 2012   Transparency: Easier-to-understand accounts

08 Oct 2012   An interesting video from Giving What We Can

06 Oct 2012   52,000th donation!

03 Oct 2012   Past the $12 million mark!

21 Sep 2012   Transparency: Recurring donations

20 Sep 2012     GiveWell publishes an update on AMF's progress

19 Sep 2012   New video added for Malawi: Manjawira/Senzani

05 Sep 2012   New videos added for Malawi: Lizulu/Mlanda/Masasa/Chigodi and Bwanje/Sharpevalley

05 Sep 2012     Update to donors with as yet allocated donations

04 Sep 2012     The maths of malaria

03 Sep 2012     In Sri Lanka, malaria incidence has declined by 99.9% since 1999

02 Sep 2012   51,000th donation!

24 Jul 2012     An update on our distribution in Ntcheu District, Malawi

23 Jul 2012   50,000th donation!

21 Jul 2012     Bill Gates on malaria

29 May 2012   Rice sacks and bed nets

08 May 2012     Dramatic new numbers for infant mortality

26 Apr 2012   Do you have a volunteer hour (at a computer) to spare over the next 7 days?

29 Mar 2012     Bednets responsible for 99% of the 1 million malaria deaths prevented over last decade

27 Feb 2012     Are we winning the fight against malaria?

03 Feb 2012     Malaria deaths hugely underestimated

31 Dec 2011   Past the 9 million dollar milestone!

07 Dec 2011     We are now GiveWell's #1 rated charity globally!

25 Nov 2011   What is it like to distribute nets?

24 Nov 2011     The Global Fund cancel all Round 11 grants

23 Nov 2011     1 million dollar donation for nets

16 Nov 2011   Nets instead of Christmas cards this year?

27 Oct 2011     Malaria vaccine update - Oct 2011

14 Oct 2011     Infant mortality due to malaria falls in Africa

20 Sep 2011   Past the 7 million dollar milestone!

19 Aug 2011     Mosquitoes resistance to one of the insecticides used in LLINs?

22 Jul 2011   Giving by Text - 100% reaches us

06 Jul 2011     Where do we buy our nets?

13 Jun 2011   41,000th donor!

28 Apr 2011     What happens to the plastic bags in which the nets are packaged?

28 Apr 2011     Should nets be recycled?

01 Apr 2011     Great malaria awareness video

24 Mar 2011   Konami supports Against Malaria

10 Feb 2011   Decoding the 100% donation

08 Feb 2011   Catalyzing further action

20 Jan 2011     Where are we with a malaria vaccine?

14 Jan 2011     Targeted Distribution or Universal Coverage?

07 Jan 2011   More milestones: 40,000th donor

30 Dec 2010   GiveWell recommendations increase donations

21 Dec 2010   Best wishes for the holiday season

16 Dec 2010   Planning Saves Lives

09 Dec 2010     A malaria success story: Zambia

30 Nov 2010     Top five charity rating

12 Nov 2010   Great examples of post-distribution reports

03 Nov 2010   6 Million Dollar Milestone

02 Nov 2010     20,000 nets arrive in Haiti

01 Nov 2010   Protecting 130,000 school children

01 Nov 2010   Volunteers wanted!

01 Nov 2010   Two new videos from Tanzania

01 Nov 2010   Peter reaches Nigeria

08 Jul 2010     Study highlights the need for quick and accurate malaria testing

18 Jun 2010     Madness Against Malaria is reaching an exciting conclusion

17 Jun 2010     Join the Speedo Elite Athletes

26 May 2010   Speedo Swimwear Offer Extended!

21 May 2010     FINA supports World Swim 2010

20 May 2010     Climate change may be a 'distraction' on malaria spread

18 May 2010   talkSPORT and Against Malaria launch Your World Cup Final

12 May 2010     Michael Phelps joins World Swim

16 Apr 2010   New photos and videos from recent distributions

30 Mar 2010   Big Africa Cycle on the Road to Recovery

30 Mar 2010     Giving What We Can - Recomended Charity

14 Jan 2010     Haiti - Earthquake

13 Jan 2010     The Big African Cycle

11 Jan 2010   New video of a distribution in Namulonge, Uganda

29 Dec 2009   A great end to 2009

27 Nov 2009   A milestone along the way: $5 million raised

26 Nov 2009   The Big Africa Cycle Arrives on the Continent

23 Nov 2009     Against Malaria singled out as the most effective charity for fighting malaria

18 Nov 2009   Nets Part Of Global Fund's Brazil Malaria Effort

06 Nov 2009     Citi showcase Against Malaria

22 Oct 2009   Cycling Through Africa

17 Aug 2009   Making a splash in style

04 Aug 2009   Quilting Against Malaria

31 Jul 2009   PwC's Abseil of The Century

14 Jul 2009   A great new distribution video

08 Jul 2009     AMF one of only 6 out of 500 charities to be rated as 'Recommended'

08 Jul 2009     1 MILLION nets reached

19 Mar 2009   Can we support your own distributions?

12 Mar 2009   SurfAid reaches major milestone in malaria campaign

10 Mar 2009   It's nice to know we are making a difference

09 Mar 2009   Motos Against Malaria - now back home

06 Mar 2009   Boston Celtics to honour a Malaria Hero

10 Feb 2009     Why 100 per cent?

15 Jan 2009     Why bednets?

26 Sep 2008   The transparency thing

08 Sep 2008   Igor: the movie - changing the world one bed net at a time

07 Jul 2008   Some recent fundraisers

04 Jul 2008   The Against Malaria campaign takes to the water

16 May 2008     It's not only Africa

12 May 2008   The Toddler Triathlon

07 May 2008     Big swim in Malaysia

29 Apr 2008   Today we hit US$3million

22 Apr 2008   World Malaria Day - April 25

18 Apr 2008   Getting publicity

15 Apr 2008   An example of bespoke fundraising

14 Apr 2008   Madness update

08 Apr 2008   UK Soap Stars swim with Speedo

04 Apr 2008     PwC gets the 2008 World Swim underway

28 Mar 2008   New video from Gambia

17 Mar 2008     International elite swimmers behind World Swim Against Malaria

14 Mar 2008   Speedo and Alek Wek are swimming

28 Feb 2008   Caught our eye

26 Feb 2008   Preparing for March Madness

15 Feb 2008   Down under in Dandenong

15 Feb 2008   Motos Against Malaria

12 Feb 2008   Great video from Kenya

12 Feb 2008   London school already swimming as part of 2008 World Swim

11 Feb 2008     Bed nets do make a difference

08 Feb 2008     Launching our Information Hub