Wednesday, 27 April 2022 from 15:00 to 16:00 CEST (9:00-10:00 EDT)
WHO and UHC2030, with support of the Group of Friends of UHC & Global Health and the Coalition of Partnerships for UHC & Global Health, invite you to the Voluntary National Review (VNR) Lab on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.
Time: 13.30 - 18.00 GMT
The Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) for Malaria Elimination Conference is an inclusive event for global health and digital development experts to advance knowledge exchange and build capacity on ICT4D to drive more impactful use of digital technology and data for malaria elimination.
Organized in partnership with the Digital Solutions for Malaria Elimination Community of Practice.
Unique Pharma, a pharmaceutical firm, is one of the major contributors to health and wellness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a range of more than 350 products within the country, including its prevalent anti-malarial therapy.
Time: 07:00 - 16:30 EDT
This year's virtual symposium "Malaria in Africa: Translating Science into Practice" will feature presentations by the five NIH International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMRs) that are actively working in Africa (Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, and Zambia). After you register, you will be sent a Zoom link to your email.
Organized by William Moss, Matthew Ippolito, and Amy Wesolowski at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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.