Les Elus Locaux Contre le Paludisme is hosting an event in Paris for it's official launch with support from partners (Esprit d'Ebène, Friends of the Global Fund Europe, the Global Fund, Speak Up Africa, Paris municipality, and Paris 3e municipality), putting a focus on the role of local elected people in the fight against malaria. A roundtable with speakers from elected representatives, malaria community will be followed by the launch of an art exhibit made from graffitied mosquito nets accompanied by awareness-raising materials to be amplified across the Paris region.

A call for multi-sectoral engagement to share the burden and end the burden of diseases including malaria.

Speaker: Dr. Celina Aju-Ameh, PAMCA

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Impact Santé Afrique (ISA) / CS4ME Secretariat partners invite you to the CS4ME Annual Forum 2023, taking place Monday 24 April between 09:00 - 13:00 GMT.

In Tillabéri province of Niger, ODI - a local CSO, will be delivering a malaria awareness raising campaign in the local community before taking action to sanitize high-risk public places such as the market and the bus staion. Municipal and administrative authorities, including neighborhood chiefs and female leaders will also participate to empower women and young people to take action to prevent malaria transmission bykeeping public places clean and following recommended prevention measures in their homes.

In Dolisie, local CSOs are leading malaria awareness campaigns in schools and community advocacy activities for World Malaria Day.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bilenge Sans Malaria are organising a range of activities including: - Educating students and teachers on malaria prevention methods, and creating anti-malaria youth clubs. - Raising awareness among pregnant women on the importance of sleeping under a mosquito net and seeking antenatal care during pregnancy. - A conference bringing together doctors and other healthcare personnel around the theme of malaria prevention.

Speakers: Dr Neville Nkosi, Dr Akili Francis, Dr Rachel Ndaya

In Dolisie, Republic of Congo, a team of 40 OCPS rescuers and 5 DDSA agents from Dolisie are leading an awareness walk for World Malaria Day.

Each year Afghanistan's Malaria and other Vector-borne disease program celebrates World Malaria day to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment to malaria prevention and control. This year, the World Malaria Day celebration will be held in the Capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, and in two zones (Nangarhar and Herat). In addition, the 34 provinces of Afghanistan will also celebrate on this day.

Speaker: Dr. Abdul Basit Noorzai

Burundi is celebrating World Malaria Day by delivering mass awareness campaigns in schools, while journalists will produce and broadcast programs related to this year's theme.

The UN Foundation/United to Beat Malaria, Malaria No More, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the Malaria Roundtable will host a World Malaria Day Champions’ Breakfast on Capitol Hill from 9-11am on Wednesday, April 26. The event, in conjunction with the Senate Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, will focus on the role of U.S. innovation in the fight to end malaria, in particular highlighting the role of the National Institutes of Health for its work in infectious disease and monoclonal antibodies as a tool for malaria elimination.