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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Launches New Partnerships to Support Malaria Prevention, Strengthen Infrastructure, and Bolster Food Security in Angola

USAID-led U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) is expanding geographic coverage for malaria prevention and control activities in Angola, to include the province of Moxico

During her trip to Angola, Administrator Samantha Power announced expanding partnerships that reflect the deepening relationship between the United States and Angola.  At Angola’s Instituto Nacional de Investigação em Saúde (National Health Research Institute) Administrator Power announced that USAID-led U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) is expanding geographic coverage for malaria…

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) |

World Malaria Day: Volunteer goes the last mile to save baby boy’s life in Sierra Leone

Discover how a Sierra Leone Red Cross Society volunteer helped save a baby boy from malaria, and how the IFRC is working to tackle the disease around the world

Malaria is a preventable and curable disease yet continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives every year—mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Discover how a Sierra Leone Red Cross Society volunteer helped save a baby boy from malaria, and how the IFRC is working to tackle the disease around the world.…

United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Source: United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |

United Kingdom improves access to life-saving malaria drugs

Support for MedAccess will be used to negotiate lower prices for vital malaria drugs and diagnostic tests for people in countries affected by the disease

£7.4 million funding from UK will make malaria drugs and tests accessible for countries around the world; over 50 million people will have access to the life-saving drugs and tests by 2027; UK-Indian developed vaccines being rolled out to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Benin. The UK government will improve access…

U.S. Embassy in Uganda
Source: U.S. Embassy in Uganda |

World Malaria Day: United States (U.S) Mission Uganda Strengthens Fight against Malaria

Launched in 2005, the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) supports implementation of malaria prevention and treatment measures as well as cross-cutting interventions

Today U.S. Mission Uganda observes World Malaria Day to reaffirm our commitment to support Ugandans in the fight against malaria. Through the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and other collaborations, we are working closely with local partners to eliminate malaria and improve health outcomes. Launched in 2005, the U.S. President’s…

World Health Organization (WHO), Benin
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Benin |

Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine

Today’s launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunization programmes

In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—today launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. The vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment…

World Health Organization (WHO), Ghana
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Ghana |

Ghana intensifies efforts towards malaria elimination

The most recent boost for Ghana’s malaria efforts was the launch of the National Malaria Strategic Elimination Plan 2024–2028, a blueprint to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination

Charity Damoah, 36, lost count of the number of times she was admitted to hospital with malaria while growing up in Sunyani, in Ghana’s Bono region. But things are different now for her two-year-old son John. Unlike the many other Ghanaians who had lived daily with the threat of the…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

Pedal power: Community health workers in Cote d’Ivoire get on their bikes to tackle malaria in remote villages

Local radio stations are also part of Cote d'Ivoire's drive to combat malaria, broadcasting messages about how to treat and prevent the disease

According to the WHO, 94% of malaria cases and 95% (580,000) of malaria deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, with children under five most severely impacted, accounting for about 80% of malaria deaths in the region. Malaria is endemic in Cote d'Ivoire which is listed among the top 10 countries with the…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa |

Over 50 million lives saved in Africa through expanded immunization programme

These achievements have been possible under the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)

An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that period, close to 60 years of life are lived, a new report by World Health Organization (WHO) finds. These achievements have been possible under…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) |

Climate change: Malaria on the rise with healthcare out of reach

The reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic threshold: 2.8 million cases and 400 deaths were recorded, compared to 1.7 million in 2022

Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic threshold: 2.8 million cases and 400 deaths were recorded, compared to 1.7 million in 2022. In Ikongo district, where Médecins Sans…

World Health Organization (WHO)
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) |

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Malaria Programme launches new operational strategy

In recent years, progress towards critical targets of the WHO Global technical strategy for malaria 2016-2030 has stalled, particularly in countries that carry a high burden of the disease

Ahead of World Malaria Day, the WHO Global Malaria Programme published a new operational strategy outlining its priorities and key activities up to 2030 to help change the trajectory of malaria trends, with a view to achieving the global malaria targets. The strategy outlines 4 strategic objectives where WHO will focus its efforts,…