#WorldMalariaDay 2024: You can be part of the solution ??

We want a world free from #malaria, but the disease continues to threaten the lives of 3.2 billion people globally. It accounts for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, with children under the age of five and pregnant women being the most vulnerable.

We believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life, which is why we are committed to finding solutions to eliminate the disease, through collaborative working and partnerships.

Achieving a malaria-free world will need us all to work together. We can all contribute to ending the needless deaths from this preventable disease. This #WorldMalariaDay (#WMD2024), you can be part of the solution. Read on to find out more...

Zinagh's story: School clubs accelerating malaria control in communities in Ethiopia

This World Malaria Day, we have featured antimalaria school clubs where young people are becoming agents of change, helping to secure a malaria-free future for themselves and their families.

Find out how your donations can support community-led solutions that help ensure that access to essential, life-saving healthcare is a reality for everyone.

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Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme: Philanthropy report 2023

Malaria Consortium is a leading implementer of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC). In 2023, our SMC programme reached 25 million children across seven countries and remains top rated by GiveWell for its cost-effectiveness. In this report, we detail how we have used philanthropic funds to support SMC delivery across Africa.

Latest news

Malaria Consortium honoured by Ugandan government for contribution to combat malaria

The annual World Malaria Day Scientific Colloquium 2024, organised by the Ministry of Health - Uganda from 18 to 19 April 2024, brought together notable public figures, including the Vice President of Uganda, alongside esteemed researchers and scientists.

From our blog

How can we achieve a malaria-free world?

By Shana Warren (Associate Director and Research Scientist, Innovations for Poverty Action) and Dr Katherine Theiss-Nyland (Technical Director, Malaria Consortium)

In this blog, Shana Warren and Katherine Theiss-Nyland reflect on the most pressing challenges and promising interventions to meet the vital goal of malaria elimination. They emphasise the importance of insecticide-treated nets, indoor residual spraying, chemoprevention and malaria vaccines (RTS,S and R21).

Time for business unusual: Can philanthropy be the catalyst required to achieve malaria elimination?

Philanthropic investment offers a wealth of untapped potential in closing existing funding gaps in the malaria response. In our blog, we detail how endemic countries can secure and enhance the impact of this investment, and build collaborative partnerships around the malaria elimination agenda.

San's story: A tailored approach to detecting the last malaria cases in Cambodia

San, a mobile malaria worker (MMW) is reaching unreached communities in Cambodia with essential malaria services. MMWs support the government’s aim to eliminate all indigenous malaria cases by 2025 through tailored, active case detection in the most remote and forested areas of Cambodia.

Our publications

Project brief: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention

Malaria Consortium is a leading implementer of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) and carries out pioneering research to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of this life-saving intervention. Read our SMC project brief to find out more.

Global capacity statement

For two decades, we have helped to reduce the burden of diseases and increase equitable access to healthcare, particularly for marginalised groups. Our global capacity statement describes our approach and expertise and provides an overview of the key areas of our work.

Learning paper: Enhancing community health through the Boma Health Initiative

This learning paper outlines lessons learnt through piloting, implementing, scaling and now digitalising the Boma Health Initiative with the republic of south sudan ministry of health , improving health service delivery to women, children and remote and hard-to-reach communities.

Upcoming events

We are thrilled to announce some of the events we are supporting across the countries where we operate to mark World Malaria Day, including:

• 25 April World Malaria Day national ceremonies in Nacala, Nampula province, Mozambique
• 25 April World Malaria Day Ministerial Press Briefing , Rockview Hotel Royale, Abuja, Nigeria
• 25 April World Malaria Day Road Walk, Federal Secretariat to Rockview Hotel Royale, Abuja, Nigeria
• 26 April 12–12:30pm Facebook Live 'Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world ' hosted by Nigeria's National Malaria Elimination Programme, with Dr Kolawole Maxwell , West & Central Africa Programmes Director, Malaria Consortium Nigeria
• 3 May World Malaria Day National Celebration, Uganda
• 7–8 May Ministry of Health Annual Review Meeting, Jigjiga (venue tbc), Ethiopia
• 9–10 May Scientific Symposium and Exhibition, Jigjiga University, Ethiopia
• 10 May World Malaria Day National Celebration, Gaoua (venue tbc), Burkina Faso
• 11 May World Malaria Day event, Jigjiga stadium, Ethiopia

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