For over 15 years, the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) - an initiative created & driven by GBCHealth in collaboration with Marathon Oil - has mobilized business action on malaria, recognizing that the assets of the private sector are a valuable resource in the fight to protect employees, communities and consumers.
Today, CAMA member companies - drawn from industries including telecoms, banking, pharmaceutical & consumer - both lead and support innovative malaria prevention, control & treatment activities, collectively deploying millions of dollars to programs that serve the needs of malaria-affected people & communities across Africa.
The fight against malaria continues. Each year, more than 400 000 people die of this preventable and treatable disease. In 2019 alone, the African region had an estimated 215 million cases, accounting for c.94% of cases. An estimated two thirds of deaths are among children under the age of five. And yet, despite this, the funding gap between the amount invested and the resources needed to tackle malaria has continued to widen.
CAMA combats malaria through the power of the private sector.
The next few years will be a period of great opportunity for businesses to contribute to a rapid acceleration of progress in the critical fight against malaria in Africa, heading towards the 2030 global malaria targets. Success will require overcoming underlying systemic challenges and a renewed commitment to controlling the disease. CAMA works with the public and private sectors across the African continent to create impact and save lives.
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Partnerships & investment
March - May 2021
Historic gains have been made against malaria, yet long-term success in reaching a malaria-free world within a generation is far from assured. In order to drive progress, CAMA and GBCHealth convened the Partnerships to Step Up Investments in Malaria event series in mid-2021.
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On the ground implementation
May 2021
CAMA has launched a 3 year partnership with HACEY Health Initiative, called the End Malaria Project. The project, designed in line with the WHO & the National Malaria Elimination Programme, has the bold goal of saving 50,000 lives by 2023, beginning in Nigeria before scaling to other countries.
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Direction & mobilization
2020
Our strategic plan for the next two years provides a blueprint for action for CAMA members, with a clear focus on stronger representation, growth, sustainability and impact. Given the recent WHO vaccine announcement, the next few years present a significant opportunity for progress.
“ Defeating malaria is absolutely critical to ending poverty, improving the health of millions, and enabling future generations to reach their full potential. ”
Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the WHO