Malaria disproportionately affects the most marginalized populations in society, including the rural poor, pregnant women, children, migrants, refugees, religious minorities and indigenous people. Children in the poorest households are 5 times more likely to be infected with malaria. Malaria is also more prevalent among young children whose mothers have a lower level of education and live in rural areas. Reaching these populations with malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment is a critical strategy for achieving global malaria targets and delivering on the promise of “zero malaria.”

This year theme is :

 Time to deliver Zero Malaria: 

Gender, Human Rights and Equity.

The RBM Partnership and all partners are calling on all those involved in the fight against Malaria to unite under this overarching theme and sound the alarm that the low levels of funding for the Malaria response year after year cannot continue nor be accepted anymore.