World Malaria Day 2019 | #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe

Thursday, April 25th is World Malaria Day, a day established by WHO member states to draw attention to the continuing need for investment in, and commitment to, the fight against malaria. The theme for 2019 is, “Zero Malaria Starts With Me”.

The World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2018 revealed that over half the world’s population are at risk from malaria, with more than 400,000 deaths in 2017. Over the last decade, substantial progress has been made in the control of malaria, but progress has stalled for the second consecutive year, and the benefits reaped by malaria control efforts over the years can be lost unless long-term investments and commitments are made to ensure continued success. Let’s step up the fight against malaria…Read more

MALARIA NEWS AND UPDATES

• RBM Partnership to End Malaria appoints Dr Abdourahmane Diallo as CEO
• Private Sector Companies Send Letter to Congress in Support of the Global Fund
• Bayer launches combination insecticide to fight resistance malaria
• The Government of Equatorial Guinea, US Energy Companies, and Sanaria Sign Agreements to Extend Support for Development of PfSPZ Vaccine for Malaria
• Africa: Fostering the China-Africa Cooperation for the Elimination of Malaria
• Cholera and malaria outbreak in Mozambique
• A Heavy Burden: The Productivity Cost of Illness in Africa

UPCOMING EVENTS

• April 25 | World Malaria Day, ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’
• April 25 | Step Up the Fight: Private Sector Leadership to End Malaria, Bangkok, Thailand
• April 24 – 30 | World Immunization Week 2019
• 20-28 May | World Health Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland

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