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RBM Partnership enters new leadership phase

Dr Michael Adekunle Charles appointed as permanent CEO, new board to be chaired by Joy Phumaphi

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Invest, Innovate, Implement: Time to Deliver Zero Malaria

This World Malaria Day, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria is calling for global stakeholders to invest, innovate and implement for a zero-malaria world.

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World Malaria Day 2023

World Malaria Day, marked each year on 25 April, brings together the global malaria community to highlight efforts to end malaria, the need for sustained political commitment and continued investment for malaria control and elimination.

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Join us to protect more expectant mothers and their babies from malaria

Each year, over 11 million pregnant women in Africa are infected with malaria, resulting in approximately 10,000 maternal deaths and a fifth of all stillbirths in sub-Saharan Africa. However, just three doses of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy – or IPTp-SP - can protect pregnant women and their unborn children from these devasting consequences. The RBM Partnership’s Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group invites partners and communities around the world to sign our open letter, calling on decisionmakers to Speed Up Scale Up of IPTp coverage ahead of the African Union Summit in 2023 and increase their efforts to protect more pregnant women from malaria.

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News

Climate change identified as serious threat in fight to End Malaria

30th November 2023: New findings published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its 2023 World Malaria Report have revealed that the number of malaria cases globally rose between 2019 (pre-pandemic) and 2022. Cases rose by 16 million in this period, from 233 million to 249 million.

Football icons join Zero Malaria F.C., calling on leaders to end malaria

31 October 2023: Football legends Jay-Jay Okocha and Kader Keita have joined the Zero Malaria F.C., alongside founders and co-captains Luís Figo and Khalilou Fadiga, to help increase awareness of malaria and push for progress in the fight against this disease.

Call for Country/Regional Support Partner Committee (CRSPC) - Co-chair Nominations

The RBM Partnership to End Malaria is pleased to announce it has now opened a call for nominations for the Country/Regional Support Partner Committee (CRSPC) Co-Chair vacancy.

RBM Partnership to End Malaria Enters New Leadership Phase with Appointment of Dr. Michael Adekunle Charles as CEO, New Board Chaired by Joy Phumaphi

Geneva, 17 May 2023 – Today, the RBM Partnership celebrates a new phase of leadership, welcoming Dr. Michael Adekunle Charles as permanent CEO and 22 members to the Partnership’s largely representative new Board, led by incoming Chair Joy Phumaphi. This revitalised leadership structure will enhance the Partnership’s ability to effectively deliver on its Strategic Plan and facilitate the delivery and achievement of our collective goal of ending malaria.