PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is a large copper and gold mining company with a workforce population more than 26,000. Located in the district of Mimika, Papua province in Indonesia, the company operates a holistic health services delivery program including malaria control. 

The Public Health & Malaria Control (PHMC) program is sponsored by PTFI and operates a robust, evidence based, integrated malaria control program covering residential and industrial sites within its concession. Malaria is endemic with Plasmodium vivax being the dominant strain.

Fighting malaria through innovation and access

Time: 14:00 CET

Artemisinin-based combination therapies remain a key tool in the fight against malaria. Yet we are witnessing an emerging resistance to artemisinin in South East Asia and now in some African countries.

This emerging threat could jeopardize the progress made so far in malaria control and demands urgent action to introduce new tools, including next-generation non-artemisinin-based medicines to reduce the impact of resistance.

Time: 8:00 - 9:00 EDT

Save the Children joins the global community in recognizing World Malaria Day - a disease that threatens both pregnant mothers and newborns. World Malaria Day aims to bring global attention to the efforts being made to bring an end to malaria, keep malaria high on the political agenda, mobilize additional resources, and empower communities for malaria prevention and control.

Speakers

Dr. Rick Steketee, Deputy Global Malaria Coordinator, President’s Malaria Initiative, USAID 

Protect Yourself, Use Mosquito Repellents. Prevent re-infection, complete your treatment.

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is a large copper and gold mining company with a workforce population more than 26,000. Located in the district of Mimika, Papua province in Indonesia, the company operates a holistic health services delivery program including malaria control. 

Unique Pharma is delivering a mass awareness campaign, and providing free malaria screening and treatment with the Centre Medical de Botour hospital. 

A malaria panel event will take place at the East Africa Health Summit, supported by Malaria No More UK. 

Target Malaria will be visiting schools in Uganda to promote careers in research

Target Malaria is launching a digital campaign highlighting how African scientists harness innovation and how they encourage the younger generation to have a career in malaria research.