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Continued availability and affordability of life-saving tools critical to avoid doubling of malaria deaths this year and win global fight against the disease

Geneva, 19 June 2020 — In conjunction with the annual Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Suppliers Forum convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) this week, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria is calling on governments, manufacturers and procurement partners
to take action to ensure continued availability and affordability of life-saving malaria intervention tools.

African leaders call for immediate action to save additional lives from malaria in the face of COVID-19

11 May 2020 – In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the African members of the End Malaria Council have released a joint statement and a four-pronged action plan calling on African and global leaders to act quickly to: protect the decades of gains against malaria; boost African purchasing power and local manufacturing of critical medical supplies; continue investments in building an essential h

Global malaria partnership urges countries to act during ‘window of opportunity’ to save lives from malaria and COVID-19

Geneva, 23rd April 2020 – 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.

Impacts of COVID-19 on the delivery of essential malaria services in Africa

Geneva, 9 April 2020--The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic places an extra burden on health systems worldwide, and especially in countries with fragile health systems. Many countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa which accounts for more than 90% of global malaria cases and deaths, are facing a double challenge of protecting their citizens against existing and emerging threats to public health.

President Kenyatta, new Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), outlines his priorities in the fight against malaria in Africa

Nairobi, 10 March 2020 – His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, recently appointed Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), has announced his four priorities for his two-year term with the aim to eliminate malaria from the continent by 2030.  

Rwanda to Host First-ever Global Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases

Kigali, 27 January 2020—The Government of Rwanda announced today that it will host a global Summit on malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) on 25 June 2020, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali.

The Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases will be the first formal gathering to bring united global attention and calls-to-action to ending these preventable yet often deadly diseases that have plagued humans for thousands of years.

2 billion mosquito nets delivered worldwide since 2004

16 January 2020 – The RBM Partnership to End Malaria is leading the global malaria community in celebrating the milestone of 2 billion insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) delivered worldwide since 2004.  

The development and scale up of these nets are responsible for 68% of the malaria cases prevented in Africa since 2000, contributing to global efforts that saved more than 7 million lives and prevented more than 1 billion malaria cases.

Malaria increasingly a disease of poverty and inequity, reveals World Malaria Report 2019

4 December 2019, Geneva – The RBM Partnership to End Malaria welcomes the publication of the World Malaria Report 2019, which demonstrates that global investments and action against malaria are making a big difference, yet half the world – overwhelmingly the most vulnerable - are still at the greatest risk of dying from a mosquito bite.