The Fonjo Foundation will be delivering a range of activities in Uganda this World Malaria Day including:
- Distributing literature on malaria prevention in the community
- Community awareness activities on malaria and sanitation, including good medical practices
- Launching initiatives to reach local leaders on the issue of malaria
The Government of India and the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance, are hosting the Conclave. The event aims to re-galvanize momentum towards malaria-elimination both in India and across the Asia-Pacific Region.
Malaria No More UK are placing a media package with The Telegraph profiling young sicentists working on malaria innovations - John Rankin photo gallery and press release on World Malaria Day, Telegraph story following LSHTM lab visit with Science Minister George Freeman on Saturday 29th. Parliamentary reception at The House of Lords on April 24. Media Planet/Guardian supplement on 25th - piece on british-backed vaccines plus front cover photo.
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.
Coalition of partners led by The Global Fund plan to launch l’association des élus locaux contre le paludisme (association of elected officials against malaria) at an event in Paris. The event will provide an opportunity to engage elected officials from across the Francophonie, continue to mobilise the African Diaspora in France, and engage French policymakers around the Global Fund and the fight against malaria.
Guinea Bissau has shown significant interest in adopting the pan-African Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign. The RBM Partnership CRSPC will collaborate with Guinea Bissau to deliver a launch event for the country’s adoption of the campaign.