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The Malaria Elimination Initiative at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Global Health Group congratulates Paraguay on its historic accomplishment of successfully eliminating malaria.…

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A newly launched Lancet Commission on Malaria Eradication will convene experts from around the world to inform efforts to eradicate malaria – an age-old disease that still claims nearly half a…

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The Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Global Health Group is expanding its presence in southern Africa. Beginning this month, Professor Roly…

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The Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) at the University of California, San Francisco Global Health Group is part of a group of partners that has been awarded a new contract by USAID to support the…

Findings Could Speed Elimination of Malaria, Including its Drug-Resistant FormsAn international team of researchers has shown that two different compounds—one, an older malaria drug, the other a…

The US launch of Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3), was held at the University of California, San Francisco today. The DCP3 is a comprehensive, nine-volume series that outlines the…

The World Malaria Report tracks global progress towards the goals set out in the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2015 – 2030. This year’s report paints a challenging picture, showing that…

Cross-border transmission of malaria poses a significant challenge to successful elimination of the disease. To address this challenge, country programs and international donors are increasingly…

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Ben Rolfe, CEO, Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance
Susann Roth, Senior Development Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Rima Shretta, Associate Director of Economics and Finance, Malaria…

This year the UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) will once again have a strong presence at the ASTMH Annual Meeting. The MEI will be hosting and presenting…

Founded by Sir Richard Feachem in 2007, the Global Health Group is celebrating a decade of impact. GHG’s ‘action tank’ model has translated bold new ideas in global health into large scale action…

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According to a study published July 27 in Malaria Journal, global financing for malaria elimination is declining at a time when it remains crucial to eradicating the disease.

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A new investment case report from the MEI—in collaboration with the Philippines National Malaria Control and Elimination Program (NMCEP) and Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc.—highlights the phenomenal…

Check out our World Malaria Day 2017 issue of The Latest in Malaria Elimination.

Ten years ago, I—along with a small team at the UCSF Global Health Group—started the Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) with a bold vision: countries can eliminate malaria. Having seen remarkable…

For the first time in 10 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published new policy guidance on malaria elimination. The 2017 Framework for malaria elimination provides countries with a set…