The NetWorks project, in partnership with the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), PMI and other partners, has successfully achieved Universal Coverage in six regions of Senegal: Kedougou, Kolda, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Kaffrine and Kaolack. A total of 1,362,141 nets were distributed between June 2010 and April
Nevertheless, it was this unusual cast of characters that joined forces in December 2010 at a workshop to develop radio spots for the promotion of universal coverage of LLINs.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s challenge to the world in 2008 to achieve universal coverage with malaria prevention by the end of 2010 was both a bold call and a serious technical challenge. Since that time, the global malaria community has responded in an unprecedented effort
“Six years ago we used to record around 600 deaths due to malaria, and last year we only had 10 or 12 deaths,” said Mr. Abdullah S. Ali, Director of the Zanzibar Malaria Control Program during a recent visit with Congressional offices on Capitol Hill.
On March 17, 2011, CCP’s Voices for a Malaria Free Future program co-hosted a panel session on Capitol Hill entitled “Demonstrated Impact in the Fight Against Malaria: Success through Partnership and Leadership.” The session, co-sponsored by the Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Congressional Caucus and
Long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LLINs) are effective in preventing malaria, but only when they are used consistently, by everyone in the household, all year long, every night. This is the driving premise of the Trois Toutes communication campaign in Senegal which seeks to go beyond
In a brightly lit room in Nyanga East, part of the Philippi Township in Cape Town, South Africa, 25 senior citizens affected by HIV/AIDS are busy stringing multicolored beads on elastic threads. They are making United Against Malaria (UAM) bracelets, which not only provide an
Dr. Matt Lynch, director of CCP’s Global Program on Malaria, addressed a crowd of 20,000 people on live television in Swahili at the national Mwenge celebration in Kigoma, Tanzania on October 14, 2010. The Mwenge is the Uhuru (freedom) torch which, since independence, is taken
Bed nets and mosquitoes are not often mentioned as sources of inspiration for fashion designers, but they featured prominently at this year’s Swahili Fashion Week. Swahili Fashion Week is an annual fashion extravaganza for designers from Swahili-speaking countries. It promotes the “Made in East Africa”
Roll Back Malaria Goodwill Ambassador, UN MDG Envoy and South African singing sensation Yvonne Chaka Chaka will be in Washington, DC, on Thursday, September 23, to discuss the critical links between women’s empowerment, health, and poverty reduction in Africa. Following the discussion, the audience will
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