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Country leaders and all partners must urgently step up efforts to get the fight against malaria back on track or risk seeing cases and deaths substantially increase in the coming years The World Malaria Report 2022 reveals: New findings published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its annual World Malaria Report show that the […]
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By Farida Tiemtore, President of “Les Héroïne du Faso” and recipient of the Voix EssentiELLES in Burkina Faso The fight to eliminate malaria, one of the deadliest diseases ever to face mankind, is at a major crossroads in which the power of young people is required – to be the generation to end malaria. The […]
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Far more deadly than the ongoing conflicts mobilizing the world, malaria has become a disease the world seems to be comfortable with. In 2020, a total of 241 million cases of malaria were reported worldwide and 627,000 lives were lost due to malaria; an additional 69,000 deaths compared to 2019. In sub-Saharan Africa, which is […]
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By Gregory Rockson In the last two decades, worldwide activities to control the spread and impact of malaria have yielded tremendous gains, including the aversion of 1.5 billion infections and 7.6 million deaths. However, since 2014, the progress has slowed down due to a reduction in investments in malaria research and control innovations, as well […]
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Despite COVID-19 diverting attention from malaria, two-thirds believe they are the generation to end the disease, says new survey released one month before this year’s World Malaria Day, April 25th New research finds that 9 in 10 African youth want to take personal action in the fight against malaria, with almost two-thirds (61%) believing the […]
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By Marie Jeanne Yago, Director of Commercial Banking at Ecobank Burkina Faso Malaria. One of our longest standing foes, this disease continues to devastate communities across Africa, with its impact hitting vulnerable people the hardest. Whilst there has been remarkable progress in the fight against malaria in recent years, still over 400,000 people continue to […]
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Strengthening Continental Leadership Towards A Malaria-free Africa Today, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the launch of Kenya’s Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign, joining the pan-African movement to strengthen local, national, and regional efforts towards a malaria-free Africa. As part of the campaign, individuals, families, communities, as well as political and business leaders will be urged […]
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Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative supports global movement for malaria elimination in Africa Today, Ecobank Group confirms its commitment to support ending malaria, launching the first-of-its-kind Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative in partnership with Dakar-based policy and advocacy action tank Speak Up Africa and the UN-hosted RBM Partnership to End Malaria. The new programme is […]
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Ahead of World Malaria Day on 25th April, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria is calling on countries to act now to save almost 400,000 additional lives from malaria as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. The RBM Partnership to End Malaria, along with global and regional partners, including World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global […]
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One month before World Malaria Day, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria underscores the need to maintain malaria elimination efforts throughout COVID-19 pandemic This World Malaria Day will highlight the importance of robust health and surveillance systems and sustaining malaria prevention and control interventions as the world grapples with COVID-19, helping ensure millions of the […]
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