The UK Coalition against Malaria is an alliance of UK based civil society organisations, individuals and political actors concerned about malaria. The Coalition works to secure an effective and sustained response to malaria through advocacy, policy analysis, community mobilisation, networking and information sharing.
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Bill Clinton aims to stabilize malaria drug prices
Former President Clinton's foundation has signed pricing agreements with several suppliers involved in making a malaria-fighting drug in an effort to stabilize the medication's fluctuating costs and ensure more dependable availability.
The former president in 2002 established an HIV/AIDS initiative that sought to negotiate lower prices for antiretroviral treatments, and he since has expanded his focus to include malaria treatments such as artemisinin-based combination therapies, or ACTs.
European Malaria Alliance Welcomes G8 Commitments on Aid for Africa and Promises on Malaria
European malaria advocates welcomed the reaffirmation by the G8 of their pledge of $60 billion for aid to Africa at the Hokkaido Summit in Japan (7-9 July 2008), and applauded the focused attention that G8 leaders gave to tackling malaria.
Statement to the G8 - APPMG Malaria Control Statement July 2008: Focus on Delivery to Achieve Sustained Impact
Statement released July 2008. Opening extract below:
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria was launched in 2005 and has held regular presentations and debates dedicated to promoting control of malaria, which exerts a huge burden on the health and economy of developing countries. We argue that much of this burden is avoidable simply by applying existing tools with more determination
Launch of Healthy Aid: policy report of Action for Global Health
Action for Global Health has today published a new report, HEALTHY AID, calling on Europe to ensure that development assistance for health is both increased and provided in better ways, in order to ensure the Millennium Development Goals can be achieved. Published simultaneously in Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Madrid and London in five languages, the report outlines recommendations that EU leaders will need to advance, both in their own policies and at major international events this year which are intended to renew the development aid landscape.
Council of the European Union adopts ambitious MDG agenda for action!
The EU is planning to contribute to 75 million more bednets in Africa, through additional funding for national plans, including through International Health Partnership and in the framework of the “Providing for Health Initiative”. The EU will also further support the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, as well as UNITAID.
Day of the African Child - The EU must tackle Malaria to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
LONDON 16 JUNE 2008: As the global community commemorates the Day of the African Child, the figures show the alarming fact that one child dies every thirty seconds of malaria in Africa.
Blair launching a "faith foundation" in New York & one of its first priorities will be to fight the spread of malaria
Former prime minister Tony Blair is launching a "faith foundation" in New York on Friday. His foundation will attempt to bring religions together to tackle global issues such as the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals, which range from eradicating extreme poverty to ensuring environmental sustainability.
One of its first priorities will be to fight the spread of malaria.
Global Civil Society Reaction to Japanese Announcement of Global Fund Pledge
(Tokyo) Global civil society organizations reacted with strong disappointment to the announcement today by Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda of a contribution from Japan to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria of "$560 million for the coming few years."
Brown to host U.N. business summit on poverty
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will play host to the heads of some of the world's largest corporations on Tuesday to encourage big business to fight global poverty.
World Malaria Day: Mobilising to Save Lives
This new international day will help raise awareness and understanding of malaria, a preventable and treatable disease which kills up to 3 million people and affects up to 500 million people in a year. Through donations, volunteering, campaigning, or even just speaking about it, people can make sure that malaria receives the media and public's attention it deserves.
Can Pay, Should Pay
The eagerly-awaited new campaign film from Stamp Out Poverty, which is introduced by Channel 4's Jon Snow, was launched at the Houses of Parliament at the end of 2007.
To view the film go to http://www.stampoutpoverty.org/film/
QUICK PROGRESS ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ‘OBVIOUSLY POSSIBLE’
QUICK PROGRESS ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ‘OBVIOUSLY POSSIBLE’ – MIGIRO
New York, Apr 14 2008 3:00PM
Although many countries remain off track in meeting the ambitious Millennium Development Goals that seek to slash hunger poverty and a host of other social ills by 2015, quick and significant progress is obviously possible, according to Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro.
Global Health Partnerships:contribution to health in developing countries: The UK Government response
Global Health Partnerships:contribution to health in developing countries: The UK Government response
One quick shot may not be enough
Apr 10th 2008 | NEW YORK
From The Economist print edition
A breakthrough moment in awareness of a terrible scourge
IT USUALLY takes a long time to draw the attention of voters and politicians in the rich world to a humanitarian or medical problem whose victims are mostly poor. But every so often, one of those previously neglected issues breaks through to the point where it can no longer be ignored by the rich and powerful.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in £100m war on malaria .
Gordon Brown has announced that Britain will provide 20 million extra bed nets to help in the fight against malaria - one sixth of the estimated world shortage.
President and Mrs. Bush Visit Olyset Net Factory in Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania -- On Monday 18 February, US President George W. Bush visited the new Olyset Net Factory in Arusha as part of his five-country tour of Africa. President Bush praised the Tanzanian government, A to Z Textile Mills, and Sumitomo Chemical as major players in the fight against malaria.
Launch of Roll Back Malaria World Malaria Day website
The World Malaria Day is fast approaching and preparations for this exceptional advocacy opportunity are well underway around the world. To help galvanize action and showcase the meaningful work of the RMB Partners, the RBM Secretariat has launched today a dedicated website for the first World Malaria Day (WMD) that the Partnership will commemorate together.
THE GLOBAL FUND OPENS ITS EIGHTH FUNDING ROUND
Geneva – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today began accepting proposals for a new funding round, emphasizing the importance of scaling up service delivery to key affected populations and strengthening health systems. The Global Fund also recommends that both government and nongovernmental organizations be included as recipients of grants.
Gordon Brown calls for new action plan on child mortality
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has today expressed concern that the international community has fallen behind its commitment to reduce child mortality by two-thirds by 2015, calling for a new action plan to 'regain the ground lost'.
US businessman Chambers to head UN malaria drive
15/02/2008 - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations appointed U.S. businessman and philanthropist Ray Chambers on Thursday as special envoy for malaria to lead an ambitious bid to slash deaths from the disease in the next few years
Implementation of Indoor Residual Spraying of Insecticides for Malaria Control in the WHO African Region
8 February 2008 - The World Health Organization for Africa released the first regional report on the current status and implementation of indoor residual spraying (IRS). The report provides a detailed overview of countries' operations and achievements in terms of population coverage and issues recommendations for sound evidence-based IRS management.
Malaria in the News
31/1/08 - "Malaria & how to beat it", The Economist
1/2/08 - "Nets and New Drug Make Inroads Against Malaria", The New York Times
1/2/08 - "Anti-Malaria Efforts Yield New Success", The Washington Post
$11bn needed for malaria control
A group of government and business leaders will on Friday unveil a plan to sharply reduce the impact of malaria in the developing world.
GSK gets charity money for R&D
Two charities have agreed to pay several million dollars to GlaxoSmithKline to help finance the development of new medicines for infectious diseases.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Launches Corporate Champions Program
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and malaria today announced the launch of The Global Fund Corporate Champions program, an innovative way for multinational corporations to significantly invest in the fight against the three diseases.
USAID-Funded Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program Treats More Than 14 Million People During First Year
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- In its first year of operations, the U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Control Program has coordinated and monitored the distribution of medicines to more than 14 million people in four African nations.
Record Funding for World's Poorest Countries Almost US$ 42 Billion for next three years
Berlin, December 14, 2007 - Donor countries today pledged a record US$ 25.1 billion for the World Bank to help overcome poverty in the world's poorest countries. In total, the IDA15 replenishment will provide US$ 41.6 billion, an increase of US$ 9.5 billion over the previous replenishment (IDA14) which provided US$ 32.1 billion.
UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Health Calls on All Actors to Fulfil their Human Rights Duties in the Fight against Malaria
London, Tuesday 11 December 2007 - Yesterday, on Human Rights Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Professor Hunt, called for urgent monitoring and accountability and better coordination from all parties - developing and developed states, the international community, and the private and public actors, including pharmaceutical companies - to ensure the "Right to the highest attainable health" for all, and to fight malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that kills more than 1 million people every year.
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Day of the African Child - The EU must tackle Malaria to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
LONDON 16 JUNE 2008: As the global community commemorates the Day of the African Child, the figures show the alarming fact that one child dies every thirty seconds of malaria in Africa.
Despite some progress in reducing child mortality as part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), each year hundreds of thousand of children continue to die from this preventable and curable disease. “Malaria is one of the great obstacles to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, namely in reducing child and maternal mortality (MDG 4 & 5)”, said Dr. Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Executive Director of Roll Back Malaria. Indeed, in spite of the EU’s political will to achieve the MDGs and the highest level of global funding to date, the funding gap for malaria persists - $1 billion per year is available today whereas $3 billion a year is needed to control malaria by 2015. In addition, although tools and strategies which work well to control malaria exist, many people, particularly children, are still not being reached by delivery systems.
Three days before the European Council meeting on June 19th/20th, the European Alliance Against Malaria calls for the European Union Member States to fulfil their financial commitments to achieve the health related Millennium Development Goals by reaching agreement on the ambitious EU MDG Action Plan and by establishing timetables for providing more, better and faster aid.
UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Health Calls on All Actors to Fulfil their Human Rights Duties in the Fight against Malaria
London, Tuesday 11 December 2007 - Yesterday, on Human Rights Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Professor Hunt, called for urgent monitoring and accountability and better coordination from all parties - developing and developed states, the international community, and the private and public actors, including pharmaceutical companies - to ensure the "Right to the highest attainable health" for all, and to fight malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that kills more than 1 million people every year.
Malaria Consortium Supports Launch of Affordable Medicines Facility for Malaria in new Report
London, Thursday 22nd November 2007. Today the All Party Parliamentary Malaria Group publishes a report on a new mechanism aimed at making malaria treatment affordable in the developing world. This new mechanism aims to increase access to life saving artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) by reducing the cost of the drugs to patients in poor countries who need them.
NEW INNOVATION GRANTS BOOST MALARIA ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN AFRICA
London, 5/11/07. Malaria Consortium announced today three grants for malaria advocacy to civil society organisations covering twelve African countries.
