President's Malaria Initiative

Extreme Heat & Climate Change Increase Risk of Malaria, other Health Threats

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events are complicating efforts to eliminate malaria.

Key Points: 
  • Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events are complicating efforts to eliminate malaria.
  • The same report projects those at risk of malaria infection could increase by 134 million by 2030 in South Asia.
  • "Extreme heat, severe weather, and increasing temperatures are wreaking havoc on our collective health and contributing to an alarming uptick in cases of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide," said Martin Edlund, Malaria No More CEO.
  • The President's Malaria Initiative also released its new five-year strategy in late 2021, highlighting the impact of climate change on global health and updating its strategic approach to reduce malaria mortality by adapting malaria services to "increase resilience against shocks," including Covid-19 and climate change.

After 15 years, the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign, the world's largest grassroots campaign fighting to end malaria, changed its name to United to Beat Malaria

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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"Our campaign has contributed to a remarkable period of progress in the fight against malaria," said Margaret McDonnell, Executive Director of United to Beat Malaria.

Key Points: 
  • "Our campaign has contributed to a remarkable period of progress in the fight against malaria," said Margaret McDonnell, Executive Director of United to Beat Malaria.
  • United to Beat Malaria reflects both the urgency of the moment and optimism that, together, we can end this historic injustice in our lifetimes."
  • The overwhelming response to this call-to-action inspired the United Nations Foundation to launch the Nothing But Nets campaign.
  • Fifteen years later, it has grown into the world's largest grassroots campaign fighting to end malaria, with a diverse network of over 350,000 donors, advocates, and partners.

Global Fund Partnership Has Saved 38 Million Lives - but COVID-19 Could Wipe Out Progress

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Sunday, September 13, 2020
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According to the report released today, the Global Fund partnership has saved 38 million lives since 2002, including 6 million in 2019 alone.

Key Points: 
  • According to the report released today, the Global Fund partnership has saved 38 million lives since 2002, including 6 million in 2019 alone.
  • However, the Results Report 2020 shows that much of that progress could now be lost due to the knock-on effects of COVID-19.
  • The Global Fund is a partnership designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics.
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Global Fund Partnership Has Saved 38 Million Lives - but COVID-19 Could Wipe Out Progress

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Sunday, September 13, 2020
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According to the report released today, the Global Fund partnership has saved 38 million lives since 2002, including 6 million in 2019 alone.

Key Points: 
  • According to the report released today, the Global Fund partnership has saved 38 million lives since 2002, including 6 million in 2019 alone.
  • However, the Results Report 2020 shows that much of that progress could now be lost due to the knock-on effects of COVID-19.
  • The Global Fund is a partnership designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics.
  • Follow the Global Fund on Twitter: http://twitter.com/globalfund
    Join the Global Fund on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theglobalfund

Groundbreaking Malaria Elimination Pilot Project launches in Grand'Anse, Haiti

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A groundbreaking new pilot program for malaria elimination has launched in the in Grand'Anse region of Haiti, which carries more than 50% of the island's malaria burden and has incidence rates nearly 12 times higher than the national average.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A groundbreaking new pilot program for malaria elimination has launched in the in Grand'Anse region of Haiti, which carries more than 50% of the island's malaria burden and has incidence rates nearly 12 times higher than the national average.
  • Malaria Day in the Americas, commemorated today, honors progress made towards malaria elimination and prevention of re-establishment in the region.
  • The Grand'Anse project consists of a package of interventions to eliminate malaria sub-nationally by strengthening Haiti's existing system of health care services.
  • Between 2000 and 2015, an expansion of malaria interventions helped reduce malaria incidence by 37% and mortality by 60% globally.