News Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin to co-chair Malaria No More

News Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin to co-chair Malaria No More

NEW YORK, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Malaria No More announced today that Peter Chernin, President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation, has been elected co-chairman of its board.

"Peter is one of the most respected business executives of our day," said Ray Chambers, co-chairman and founder of Malaria No More. "His leadership will galvanize the business community to fight this terrible disease."

Malaria, a life-threatening but preventable disease, is the leading cause of death for children under five in Africa; worldwide it kills more than one million people a year. A $10 long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net provides a proven means to literally save a life.

"We've known how to defeat this disease for more than a century," said Mr. Chernin. "Now it's a question of bringing the proper resources to bear. It's not only our opportunity, but also our obligation to end malaria-related deaths."

Malaria No More's mission is simple: to end deaths due to malaria. To achieve it, Malaria No More engages individuals, organizations, and corporations in the private sector to provide life-saving bed nets and other critical interventions to families in need. Together these investments will significantly reduce malaria infections and make malaria-related deaths a thing of the past.

Founded in 2006 by leading non-governmental institutions, Malaria No More works in partnership with the American Red Cross; the Global Business Coalition; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; Millennium Promise; UNICEF; United Nations Foundation; United Way of America; and others.

Joining Malaria No More deepens Mr. Chernin's already public commitment to international health issues. He is on the International Advisory Council of the Harvard AIDS Initiative, and in 2006 was named to the board of Friends of the Global Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

To learn more about Malaria No More go to www.MalariaNoMore.org.

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CONTACT: Martin Edlund, Malaria No More, +1-917-224-3563

Web site: http://www.malarianomore.org/

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