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WORLD MALARIA DAY 2024 :

Accelerating the fight against Malaria

This World Malaria Day, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria campaign Together, we can break down barriers, advocate for the vulnerable, and ensure inclusivity in pursuing a malaria-free world. The goal must extend beyond combating disease to championing the rights of every individual to lead a healthy and dignified life

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World Malaria Day 2024

World Malaria Day, marked each year on 25 April, brings together the global malaria community to highlight efforts to end malaria, the need for sustained political commitment and continued investment for malaria control and elimination.

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AFCON 2024: In Côte d’Ivoire, cultural icons team up to end malaria

The RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Zero Malaria F.C. – an initiative co-captained by icons Luís Figo and Khalilou Fadiga – is engaging with players, fans and key stakeholders at the upcoming major tournament, to raise awareness of the disease and urge greater action.

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Join us to protect more expectant mothers and their babies from malaria

Each year, over 11 million pregnant women in Africa are infected with malaria, resulting in approximately 10,000 maternal deaths and a fifth of all stillbirths in sub-Saharan Africa. However, just three doses of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy – or IPTp-SP - can protect pregnant women and their unborn children from these devasting consequences. The RBM Partnership’s Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group invites partners and communities around the world to sign our open letter, calling on decisionmakers to Speed Up Scale Up of IPTp coverage ahead of the African Union Summit in 2023 and increase their efforts to protect more pregnant women from malaria.

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News

$16bn Yearly Boost to African economies if we cut malaria by 90% by 2030

New research from Oxford Economics Africa, commissioned by RBM partner Malaria No More UK, reveals that getting back on track for the Sustainable Development Goal target on malaria would significantly bolster African economies and increase global trade.

Achieving the target of reducing malaria by 90% from 2015 levels by 2030 could increase African GDP by $126.9 billion cumulatively between 2023 and 2030, averaging an annual boost of nearly $16 billion, larger than Niger’s entire economy today.

NOMINATION AND ELECTION PROCESS FOR RBM CRSPC CO-CHAIR

22 April 2024 - The RBM Partnership to End Malaria is pleased to announce that it has opened a call for nominations for the position of Country/Regional Support Partner Committee (CRSPC) Co-Chair.

Historic moment as African Ministers unite to sign malaria declaration

Wednesday 6 th March 2024 – Ministers from African countries with the highest burden of malaria have today signed a declaration marking their commitment to reducing malaria mortality and agreeing on key actions to accelerate progress towards achieving global targets to end malaria.