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MEI and collaborators made a strong contribution this week to the peer-reviewed evidence base which informs policies and practices on malaria elimination.

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.

According to the World Malaria Report 2015, malaria mortality rates in Africa have fallen by 66 percent since 2000.

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,…

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…

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…

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. UNAM…

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…

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…

In his State of the Union address yesterday, President Obama called for American leadership in "rallying the world behind causes that are right", and specifically stated that he's going to urge…

This month, the Global Fund released its investment case during the Preparatory Meeting of the Fund’s Fifth Replenishment in Tokyo. The Global Fund seeks to raise US $13 billion for the 2017-2019…

Sir Richard Feachem, Director of the UCSF Global Health Group, was in Brisbane, Australia this week to receive an honorary degree from the University of Queensland School of Public Health for his…

From the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) & the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN)

The Malaria Elimination Group, an independent international advisory group on malaria elimination convened by the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), gathered…

In partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK government has created a £1billion fund (called The Ross Fund) to fight malaria and other infectious diseases. In a Huffington Post…

National leaders from the East Asian region and adjoining countries met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 21-22 for the Tenth East Asian Summit (EAS). Among other agenda items that are of…

The Malaria Elimination Group, an independent international advisory group on malaria elimination convened by the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), …

From Dr. Richard Kamwi, Elimination 8 Ambassador and former Minister of Health of Namibia, and Dr. Mark Dybul, Executive Director of The Global Fund

During the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Health Ministers meeting 11-13 November 2015, ministers of health representing the Elimination 8 member countries met to celebrate a new…

ASTMH 2015 is taking place in Philadelphia from October 25-29. View this flyer from the UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative for a guide to malaria elimination sessions at ASTMH…

The Elimination 8 (E8) has been approved for $17.8 million from the Global Fund to synchronize malaria elimination efforts in the southern Africa region. The grant will likely be signed in the next…

During September’s UN General Assembly, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ray Chambers, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Financing the Health Millennium…

On October 5, Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize in the sciences for her discovery of artemisinin and its use in the treatment of malaria. Dr. Youyou, 84, became the first citizen of the People's Republic…

Last week, 32 ministers and former ministers, and decision-makers from Ministries of Health and Finance from 17 countries in Asia Pacific and southern Africa agreed to a statement on "Malaria…