Champions, Thank you for joining our training webinars leading up to our 2023 United to Beat Malaria Leadership Summit which will be held in Washington DC March 26-28th, 2023! Here, you can watch the recordings of all trainings and read a summary of the key points you need to know as you prepare for your … Continued
Read ArticleI’m Bridget Dotson, the New Member Outreach Associate at the UN Foundation. Join me as I spend a day on Capitol Hill, meeting with Congressional offices about the importance of US leadership in the fight against malaria.
Read ArticleUnited to Beat Malaria invites you to go the extra “kilometer” in the fight to beat malaria. Between April 25 to May 7, 2023, join supporters around the world for the second annual Move Against Malaria 5K, a virtual event to raise awareness and funds to support lifesaving malaria tools and programs. This is a … Continued
Read ArticleUnited to Beat Malaria welcomes the Biden Administration’s decision to request $2 billion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – for the second year of a $6 billion, three-year pledge – in its fiscal year 2024 (FY24) budget. However, the Administration’s FY24 budget also includes a funding decrease to the US … Continued
Read ArticleOn March 8, International Women’s Day, we take the opportunity to recognize the important role women, who make up almost 70% of the global healthcare and social care workforce, play in preventing and controlling malaria around the world. We interviewed three amazing women scientists leading the fight against malaria in three countries in the Americas … Continued
Read ArticleAre you traveling anytime soon? Maybe somewhere tropical? I hate to be a pest, but you need to make sure you protect yourself from malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. Malaria is a deadly yet preventable disease that is quite common in many popular tourist destinations (check out this CDC map to see if your destination … Continued
Read ArticleGetting to know the interns! Meet Ellie, Holly, and Naime, our three interns at United to Beat Malaria this semester. We asked each of the interns 10 getting-to-know-you questions, listed below. Read on to learn a little more about their interests, and check out the videos linked for each intern to see the questions that … Continued
Read ArticleWhat do mullets and mosquitos have in common? They’re bold. They can be distracting. They’re abundant in the southern part of the US. At the University of Notre Dame, mullets are also a force for good to fight malaria, the world’s deadliest mosquito-born disease. In 2013, the president of St. Edward’s Hall at University of … Continued
Read ArticleAs we enter the new year, our campaign is hopeful that 2023 marks a period of renewed progress in the fight against malaria. Facing continued COVID-19 disruptions and a host of other challenges, the global malaria community managed to prevent further setbacks after cases and deaths spiked during the early stages of the pandemic. … Continued
Read Article2022 was a year of cautious optimism in the fight against malaria, despite continued service disruptions caused by global conflicts, climate shocks, and rising costs. The 2022 World Malaria Report showed that the global malaria community has managed to prevent further setbacks after cases and deaths spiked during the early stages of the pandemic. And … Continued
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