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Researchers from the University of Oxford published a new article in Nature, The effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa between 2000 and 2015, analyzing data from sub-…

This year, the Millennium Development Goals 2000-2015 (MDGs) will come to a close, and the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2015-2030 will begin. A new WHO/UNICEF joint report, “Achieving the…

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has joined the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) and strengthened the globally recognized push for the region to become malaria-free by 2030. PNG's new…

In July 2015, Ministers of Health from Swaziland, South Africa, and Mozambique signed an agreement to revitalize the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative (LSDI) under a new name: the Mozambique,…

The UCSF Global Health Group’s Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) convened a group of experts from research institutions and partner organizations from all over the world to generate enthusiasm and…

At a special side event of the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development entitled Malaria Financing for a New Era: An Exceptional Case for Investment, global leaders of the…

The Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) announced that Dr. Nafsiah Mboi has been appointed APLMA Envoy. APLMA is an alliance of Asian and Pacific heads of government formed to accelerate…

 Sean Parker, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist, has donated $4.5 million to UC San Francisco (UCSF) to launch a research program directed by Sir Richard Feachem on innovative and…

Researchers from UCSF, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (link is external) (LSHTM) and Durham University (link is external), published a new review in…

On May 14-15th, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Board meeting was held in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss recommendations for a refocused partnership architecture that would support continued…

This week, at the 68th World Health Assembly meeting, the WHO Global technical Strategy (GTS) for Malaria 2016-2030 was approved and adopted by WHO Member States.

On World Malaria Day, with partners and collaborators around the globe, the UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) celebrated worldwide progress in reducing the malaria…

Co-hosted by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) held its seventh annual meeting in Hoi An, Vietnam from March 24-27, 2015. Over 160 participants,…

This week a case study on Bhutan’s progress towards malaria elimination was launched at the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network’s seventh annual meeting in Vietnam.

At the 2014 East Asia Summit, leaders in the Asia Pacific together with the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) endorsed a goal to eliminate malaria from the region by 2030.…

The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) announced the addition of the Republic of India as the 17th country partner to join the network. India, the region's second largest malaria-…

The UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) got the chance to interview Dr. Lawrence Barat, a Senior Technical Advisor for the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). PMI is led…

The 9th Malaria Elimination Group (MEG) Meeting Summary Report summarizes the presentations and discussions of the three-day MEG meeting, held from October 14-17, 2014 in Sri Lanka.

The latest case study, jointly published by the WHO Global Malaria Programme and the UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI), showcases the Philippines’ path towards malaria…

Jointly published by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Malaria Programme and the UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI), a new case study on progress towards…

The UCSF Global Health Group's Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) got the chance to interview Dr. Joseph Mberikunashe, Program Manager of Zimbabwe's National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP). Learn…

In early December, the co-secretariats of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN)—the University of Queensland and UCSF’s Global Health Group—hosted an advocacy workshop in Bangkok as…

The Malaria Elimination initiative (MEI), in collaboration with the Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance (link is external) (MESA), has posted its research portfolio (link is external) on the MESA…

Just weeks after the landmark announcement to eliminate malaria in the Asia Pacific by 2030 (link is external), Roll Back Malaria launched its new Progress and Impact Series report, The Asia Pacific…