Professor Michel Kazatchkine Selected as Executive Director of the Global Fund
Geneva - The Board of the Global Fund has chosen Michel Kazatchkine, a physician and global health expert, as the next Executive Director of the Global Fund. He replaces Sir Richard Feachem, the founding Executive Director, who steps down at the end of his five-year term on March 31...
Conservatives pledge a billion dollars per year to halt malaria
George Osborne: We can win the war against malaria in our lifetime
House of Representatives Passes Joint Resolution with Significant Increases for AIDS, TB and Malaria, Including the Global Fund
Launch of the All Party Parliamentary Malaria Group Second Report on Financing Mechanisms for Malaria
London: The UK All Party Parliamentary Malaria Group (APPMG) report on financing mechanisms was launched in the House of Commons (London) today by the UK Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn.
The report warns that despite a 10 fold increase in malaria funding in the last 10 years, there remains a large finance gap of US$3.2 billion to be filled through increased donor funding and increased malaria-endemic country spending on malaria control...
Princess of Africa Foundation, UK and World Bank call for more predictable long-term financing to control malaria
Johannesburg: Leading South African singer, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, known throughout the region as the 'Princess of Africa,' today launched a new foundation to improve accountability and transparency in the use of funds dedicated to fighting malaria on the continent, one of the key recommendations from a UK All Party Parliamentary Malaria Group (APPMG) report on financing, which is being launched in London today by the UK Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn...
European Alliance Against Malaria Calls On New Executive Director of the Global Fund to Take Decisive and Urgent Action on Malaria
To mark Africa Malaria Day the European Alliance Against Malaria Calls on Dr Kazatchkine at his first Board meeting as the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for continued and strengthened leadership for a malaria-free world.
Ambassadors and High Commissioners join UK Parliamentarians and UK CAM to mark Africa Malaria Day 2007
Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Parliamentarians, Academics, media and advocates gathered on the Terrace of the House of Commons to recognise Africa Malaria Day and the strength of partnerships in the fight against malaria.
BBC Worldservice dedicate Africa Have your say programme to Africa Malaria Day
Establishment of World Malaria Day
World Malaria Day was adopted during the 60th World Health Assembly (WHA) which took place from 14 to 23 May 2007 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
Member states agreed that greater awareness was needed and that the establishment of World Malaria Day would mobilize communities to get involved in the fight.
Malaria Day shall be commemorated annually on 25 April or on such other day or days as individual member States may decide, in order to provide education and understanding of malaria as a global scourge that is preventable and a disease that is curable.
Liberal Democrat Fringe - The Health MDGs: What Next?
UK Coalition Against Malaria welcomes Government’s long-term commitment to the Global Fund but echoes disappointment on amount pledged
As the Global Fund replenishment conference draws to a close, the UK Coalition Against Malaria (UK CAM) welcomes Douglas Alexander’s announcement to commit £1 billion to the Global Fund over the next 8 years.
Labour Fringe - Financing the Health MDGs
RBM Joins the International Community in Celebrating the First Anniversary of UNITAID
The Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) today called for celebration of the first anniversary of UNITAID, an international drug purchase facility launched in September 2006
DFID Launches New Strategy to Tackle Global Health Crisis
London, 5 June 2007. Today DFID launches its new Health Strategy which aims to improve health in developing countries.
African Communities Call on G8 to Honor Their Commitment to Fight Malaria
The newly-formed MAMA Africa (Mobilizing Against Malaria Across Africa) movement calls on G8 leaders to take further action and help stop needless deaths from malaria. As a network that unites national anti-malaria coalitions from Ethiopia, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia, the MAMA Africa movement states that funding alone is not enough to win the ongoing struggle against malaria. While major donors have boosted funding for insecticide-treated bed nets and medications, these vital resources often fail to reach the poor and marginalized communities who need them most, due to inefficient delivery systems and lack of human resources at local level.
Launch of new European website on malaria to mark the Day of the African Child
BRUSSELS 16 JUNE 2007; As the global community marks the Day of the African Child, the European Alliance Against Malaria is launching a new website focusing on European efforts in the global fight against malaria. Malaria is one of the leading causes of death and disease worldwide, affecting 40 per cent of the world’s population and putting 3.2 billion people at risk in 107 countries. Children under five in Africa are one of the biggest groups that fall prey to the disease, or suffer lifelong consequences of their mother contracting the disease when pregnant.
New Chair of UK CAM Selected
Stuart Mulholland, Head of Programmes at Plan-UK has been selected as Chair of the UK Coalition Against Malaria.
Evidence shows tackling malaria will help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
5 July 2007, BRUSSELS: As the international community marks the mid-way point between the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the 2015 target date, the European Alliance Against Malaria urges strengthened efforts to tackle malaria as part of getting poverty reduction efforts on track to meet the agreed targets.
WHO releases new guidance on insecticide-treated mosquito nets
The World Health Organization issued new global guidance on the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets against malaria, for the first time recommending that they be long-lasting, distributed either free or highly subsidized, and used by all community members to fight a disease that kills more than 1 million people each year.
RBM Partnership Board gives the go ahead for the further development of an Affordable Medicines Facility - malaria (AMFm)
On 29 November, the RBM Partnership Board gave the go ahead for the further development of an Affordable Medicines Facility - malaria (AMFm) - a ground breaking initiative to improve access to safe, effective and affordable malaria medicines.
Clinton launches Global ACT subsidy pilot in Tanzania
Former US President Bill Clinton launched a programme on Sunday to make antimalarial drugs available in Tanzania as a pilot scheme that could be used as a model for Africa as a whole.
All-Party Parliamentary Malaria Group meeting on the ACT subsidy
A meeting was organized by the APPMG on 18 July to inform British parliamentarians, those working in malaria in different capacities, and UK opinion makers about the global ACT subsidy.
Nominations for Global Fund Communities Delegation Malaria Seat
Nominations from members of the MALARIA community are being sought to join the SUPPORT delegation for the Global Fund Board delegation of Communities Living with HIV, TB and affected by Malaria.
Fringe Meetings on MDGs and Global Health
Malaria Consortium, a member of the European Alliance Against Malaria is co-organising a fringe meeting on MDGs and Global Health at the three forthcoming party conferences.
Estimated global resources needed to attain international malaria control goals
A paper published in the August issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, presents the methods used to construct a model for estimating the total financial costs of scaling up malaria control over 2006-2015 to achieve internationally agreed objectives and targets for the 81 most heavily affected malaria-endemic countries of the world’s 107 malaria-endemic countries and territories...
Conference on Financing and Action for Global Health
Malaria Consortium is contributing to the forthcoming Action for Global Health conference which will take place on the 13th and 14th of September 2007.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces International Health Partnership
Leading donor nations and international agencies are to come together in a major new partnership aimed at improving healthcare in the developing world, the PM has said.
In a joint statement with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following bilateral talks in Downing Street, the PM said that addressing healthcare and aid provision was now a "development emergency". The new partnership, which will launch formally on 5 September, will drive forward work on Millennium Development Goals involving the reduction of child and maternal mortality and the tackling of specific diseases such as HIV/AIDS.
DfID - International Health Partnership launched
05.09.07 - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander have launched the new International Health Partnership today.
Malaria voice grows at the Global Fund via the Community Delegation
The Communities living with HIV and TB and affected by Malaria Delegation to the Global Fund board is pleased to announce 5 new members from the Malaria community joining the support Group of the delegation
Conservative Fringe - Global Health and the MDGs: What Next?
This fringe meeting was the final one in a series of three, hosted by two new European advocacy networks, Action for Global Health and European Alliance Against Malaria and the NGO Results, bringing together six organisations in the UK: TB Alert, Interact Worldwide, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Malaria Consortium, Results UK and Bartley Robbs Consultants, with support from a wide range of European partners including the Red Cross EU Office and ActionAid.
First Annual Lecture on Malaria and Human Rights
Malaria Consortium, on behalf of the UK Coalition Against Malaria and the European Alliance Against Malaria, is organising the first Annual Lecture on Malaria and Human Rights, which will take place on Monday 10 December at 6:45pm in London.
UK is second largest donor in the world for the first time
Douglas Alexander: ‘Keeping our promises on aid’
Malaria updates
- New World Bank Malaria Booster Program Report.
Last week, the World Bank released a progress report on its global malaria activities. To date, the Bank has invested $500 million in 19 programs.
- UNICEF report, "Malaria & Children"
This report most notably shows a scale-up in bed net coverage which is having an impact on child survival.
- Bill & Melinda Gates Malaria Forum in Seattle
The theme of this forum, hosted by the Gates Foundation, is Collaboration, Innovation, Impact, and it brings together scientific/technical grantees, government officials, selected representatives from private industry and the advocacy community.
Roll Back Malaria NGO Election Results
This is the third NGO election since NGOs were invited to be part of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership Board and the first election for two seats on the Board, one from the North and one from the South. There were four candidates for each seat. The candidate that received the most votes is the representative; the one who received the next highest number of votes is the alternate.
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.
Malaria Day in the Americas: 6 November 2007
Theme: Making a difference for the Americas through advocacy and effective partnerships against malaria
Slogan: Be part of the solution in the Americas! Join the global fight against malaria!
Global Poverty and MDGs in Queen's Speech
The UK Government's 'statement of intent' regarding Global Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals included in the Queen's Speech.
Global Fund Approves Seventh Round of Grants
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today announced a total of US $471 million for malaria control over the next two years - the largest amount approved for malaria control in a single round of grant-making.
Launch of new APPMG Report on AMFm
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.
CHOGM 2007: The Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting.
Every two years, Commonwealth leaders meet for a few days to discuss global and Commonwealth issues, and to agree collective policies and initiatives. This year CHOGM was held in Kampala, Uganda from the 23rd-25th November. 16 Presidents and 20 Prime Ministers attended.
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.
Global malaria community in Ethiopia to plan intensified battle against disease
Addis Ababa – Wednesday 28, November 2007: Health Ministers, heads of agencies, philanthropists, and many of the world's leading institutions in the global fight against malaria are meeting in Addis this week to endorse approaches to escalate malaria prevention, treatment and care and achieve high level coverage with malaria control over much of the African continent.
Malaria Community Applauds Clinton $1 Billion a year pledge; Invites other Candidates to make Malaria Commitments
Addis Ababa – Thursday 29, November 2007: U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today pledged to expand the U.S. government commitment to malaria to US$1 billion a year if elected, setting the goal of ending malaria-related deaths in Africa by the end of her second term. The campaign said this funding would be in addition to U.S. government support of malaria control through the World Bank and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, which finances the majority of malaria control efforts around the world.
A World AIDS Day Message from Malaria Consortium
On this World AIDS Day 2007, Malaria Consortium calls for increased partnership working and collaboration between malaria and HIV advocates in order to reduce the burden of the diseases.
Record Funding for World's Poorest Countries Almost US$ 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.
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.
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.
$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.
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
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.
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
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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/
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
U.S. Senate Passes Lantos/Hyde AIDS, TB, and Malaria Bill
In a tremendous step in the fight against malaria, the U.S. Senate passed the Lantos/Hyde Leadership Against AIDS, TB, and Malaria Act of 2008. The $48 billion legislation enhances U.S. global AIDS programs through improved policies, formalizes the President’s Malaria Initiative and calls for increased commitment to stopping the spread of tuberculosis.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PROVIDES UPDATED MALARIA SITUATION
Geneva – A new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that the global burden of malaria remains enormous, but that access to malaria control interventions, especially bed nets in Africa, increased sharply between 2004 and 2006, the period covered in the report.
£50m to tackle tropical diseases
A £50 million boost to combat diseases like Aids, TB and malaria has been announced by International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander.
Extracts from Gordon Brown's speech to Labour Party Conference 2008
Extracts from Gordon Brown's speech to Labour Party Conference 2008 related to International Development & Malaria.
Global Roadmap To End Malaria Launched At UN Summit
NEW YORK / GENEVA, 25 Sept 2008 (RBM Partnership) – More than 4 million lives can be saved by 2015 if resources are scaled up, reports a new malaria elimination plan today, launched by members of the international community attending the UN Summit in New York.
World leaders commit record billions to tackle malaria
Funding to support ambitious new Global Malaria Action Plan to reduce malaria deaths in Africa to near zero by 2015
