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30 June 2016
News
June 2016: The latest in malaria elimination
Check out our June issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination.
30 June 2016
News
Are we on track? A snapshot of country-level challenges in achieving a malaria-free Asia Pacific by 2030
In recent months, national malaria programs in the Asia Pacific have experienced country-level setbacks in malaria elimination efforts.
Vietnam | Republic of Korea | Thailand
Asia Pacific
Eradication
08 June 2016
News
New commentary: How can the Global Fund ensure that malaria eliminating countries receive an appropriate level of investment?
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria has been the largest financial supporter of malaria since 2002. In 2011, the Global Fund transitioned to a new funding model, which...
Global | Advocacy | Donor
26 May 2016
News
May 2016: The latest in malaria elimination
Check out our May issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination.
19 May 2016
Blog
The Asia Pacific’s drive towards malaria elimination by 2030: The role of frontline health workers in the Philippines and beyond
By
Sara Rossi and Erika Larson
Philippines
Asia Pacific
Mobile and Migrant Populations | Hotspots | Surveillance
16 May 2016
News
Of discussion last week in the UK: Accelerating efforts to shrink the malaria map
Our Director, Sir Richard Feachem – head of the UCSF Global Health Group – was in London last week for a parliamentary roundtable discussion. Speaking alongside Dr. Mark Dybul, Executive Director of...
Global | Finance | Donor
10 May 2016
News
Asia Pacific malaria elimination stakeholders convening in Bangkok for Joint Malaria Week
From the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) On May 10-13, 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand, stakeholders from across Asia and the Pacific are convening for a range of meetings on malaria...
Asia Pacific
Advocacy | Policy
03 May 2016
News
"Ending Malaria in Africa by 2030" - commemoration of World Malaria Day in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
More than 300 African health experts and ministry officials convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in commemoration of World Malaria Day. Notable individuals at the high-level luncheon on “Ending Malaria...
Africa
Advocacy
25 April 2016
News
World Malaria Day 2016: The latest in malaria elimination
Check out our inaugural issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination.
25 April 2016
News
Financial Times Op-Ed: Governments and donors must intensify funding to wipe out malaria
Op-Ed Contributors: Sir Richard Feachem is director of the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco, and former executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,...
Global | Advocacy | Finance | Policy | Eradication
25 April 2016
News
UNITAID forecasts rising demand for malaria diagnostics and treatment
Two reports published by UNITAID today (April 25, 2016) project rising demand for malaria diagnostics and treatment through 2018, despite recent sharp declines in malaria prevalence worldwide. Over...
Response | Surveillance | Diagnostics
21 April 2016
News
Malaria-free world possible within a generation, study says
Global malaria eradication is possible within a generation, but only with renewed focus, new tools and sufficient financial support, according to a paper published in The Lancet by the Global Health...
Global | Eradication
21 April 2016
News
Malaria-free world possible within a generation, according to Lancet paper
Global malaria eradication—led by countries and regions—is possible within a generation, but only with renewed focus, new tools, and sufficient financial support, according to a paper published today...
Global | Eradication
10 March 2016
News
Better malaria prevention for pregnant women in Africa
Pregnant women can be protected from malaria, a major cause of prematurity, low birth weight and death in infants in Africa, with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), an artemisinin combination...
Africa
Response
04 March 2016
News
What do we need to achieve a grand convergence in malaria?
The pipeline of new tools to detect, treat, and prevent malaria has never been stronger. In collaboration with the Commission on Investing in Health Secretariat, PLOS has released a collection...
Global | Tools | Policy
26 February 2016
News
New research to help guide use of primaquine in fighting falciparum malaria
MEI and collaborators made a strong contribution this week to the peer-reviewed evidence base which informs policies and practices on malaria elimination.
Mali
Africa
Response | G6PD | Primaquine
25 February 2016
News
Update on the malaria elimination landscape in Africa: Recent awards, ongoing challenges, new research, and increased financing
According to the World Malaria Report 2015, malaria mortality rates in Africa have fallen by 66 percent since 2000.
Africa
Finance | Surveillance
25 February 2016
Press release
Partners rally to launch new offensive against malaria in Zambezi region
The University of Namibia (UNAM), the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), and a group of partners are launching a second phase of malaria research.
Namibia
Africa
Response | Targeted Parasite Elimination | Surveillance
25 February 2016
News
How can the Global Fund ensure that previous investments in malaria are not lost?
An article out today in Malaria Journal, Global fund financing to the 34 malaria-eliminating countries under the new funding model 2014-2017: an analysis of national allocations and regional grants, ...
Global | Finance | Donor
24 February 2016
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Malaria elimination likely to benefit from Obama Administration’s enhanced budget request for PMI
The Obama Administration strengthened its commitment to malaria, with a budget request for an additional $200 million for the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). This additional amount brings the...
Finance | Donor
16 February 2016
News
Boosting efforts in South Asia to eliminate malaria, India launches national framework to eliminate malaria by 2030
Mr. J. P. Nadda, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare in India, launched an ambitious national framework to eliminate malaria by 2030 and prevent its reintroduction. The two-day National...
Asia Pacific
11 February 2016
Press release
Research for a malaria-free Namibia takes centre stage in Zambezi Region
Namibia’s goal of eliminating malaria by 2020 took centre stage on Wednesday 11 November as a large group gathered at the Katima Mulilo campus in support of a vision for a malaria-free Namibia.
Namibia
Africa
Targeted Parasite Elimination
27 January 2016
News
UK government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announce joint commitment of 3 billion GBP to combat malaria
This week [January 25, 2016], UK Chancellor George Osborne and Bill Gates announced a joint commitment of £3 billion to combat malaria and other infectious diseases. The event, held at the Liverpool...
Finance | Donor
19 January 2016
News
Malaria researchers challenge the established perspective on "asymptomatic" malaria
Many malaria infections are “asymptomatic" and do not cause obvious symptoms or severe disease. The prevailing view in the infectious disease community is that asymptomatic malaria infections are...
Response | Surveillance | Active Case Detection
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