The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its 2009 World Malaria Report. Over the next month the World Malaria Day website SHARE section will be a place to post your news releases, reactions, comments, or any other materials in relation to the report.
This is your opportunity to showcase your contribution to the Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP).
Nearly 300 children a day die from treatable malaria in Tanzania alone. We launch our project Malaria Outreach Tanzania on World Malaria Day with our inaugral ride out on motorbike to rural areas of...
Malaria, Maternity and Childbirth: Challenges and solutions in Kenya
Every year, there are 300-550 million cases of malaria(1) resulting in over a million deaths worldwide. A large portion of these cases and deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and particularly affect...
WHO/UNICEF Joint Statement: Home visits for the newborn child: a strategy to improve survival
Every year, about 3.7 million babies die in the first four weeks of life (2004 estimates). Most of these newborns are born in developing countries and most die at home. Up to two-thirds of these...
Crises have a way of uniting NGOs in a single cause. Usually it’s a major disaster such as the 2004 tsunami that left millions homeless or a bloody civil war that kills and displaces hundreds of...
Not enough research is being done on malaria and pregnancy. That’s the message from Rose Gana Fomban Leke, Professor of Immunology and Parasitology at the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon, who has...
Call for support to newly-formed Roll Back Malaria Africa Advocacy Task Team
The Malaria Advocacy Working Group (MAWG) of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership has created a sub group that specifically focuses on Africa. Known as the Africa Advocacy Task Team, this group is...