74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa
The Seventy- fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa is expected to be held in a physical format in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 26 to the 30 August 2024.The provisional agenda of the meeting was shared with all participants with the invitation letters. More details to follow.
44th SADC Heads of States Summit-Harare
Zimbabwe will host the 44th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government and assume the Chairmanship of SADC on 17th August, 2024. The Summit will be hosted at the New Parliament Building in the New City at Mt. Hampden. The nation is advised that a week prior to the Summit, the country will host the SADC Industrialisation Week.
World Mosquito Day
20 August is World Mosquito Day, a global commemoration of Sir Ronald Ross’ discovery in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.
World Mosquito Day presents us with an opportunity to raise awareness of the dangers of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, and to shine the spotlight on the ongoing efforts in the fight against the world’s deadliest creature.
World Humanitarian Day
On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Five years later, the General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD).
Each year, WHD focuses on a theme, bringing together partners from across the humanitarian system to advocate for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises, and for the safety and security of aid workers.
Team Zero Malaria photo Contest
During the Paris 2024 Games, at a time when the world is looking in the same direction, we wish to imagine together a world without malaria. The Team Zero Malaria committee – composed of Friends of the Global Fund Europe, Esprit d'Ebène, and Local Elected Officials Against Malaria – mobilizes a Team Zero Malaria comprised of athletes, artists, political figures, researchers, and malaria advocates to raise awareness among the general public and call on decision-makers to increase funding for malaria control.