For more stories of hope, healthcare, and refugee resilience, read the entire special report: ‘On Uganda’s edge, a coordinated effort to improve health for refugee families.’ In Uganda’s Bidibidi refugee settlement, Village Health Team (VHTs) members like Gibson Mandela are the first line of defense against malaria and other diseases. A refugee from South Sudan, … Continued
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For more stories of hope, healthcare, and refugee resilience, read the entire special report: ‘On Uganda’s edge, a coordinated effort to improve health for refugee families.’ Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to malaria, which can lead to miscarriage, premature delivery, low birth weight, congenital infection, and perinatal death. This is the reason midwives like Scovia Acako … Continued
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Summit season has officially arrived! We are absolutely thrilled to be able to gather in Washington, D.C. on March 16th – March 18th ! Together, we have an opportunity to eradicate malaria, one of the deadliest diseases in human history. Eradicating this ancient disease will require sustained commitment, collaboration, and innovation from governments, private sector, the … Continued
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United to Beat Malaria, in partnership with RBM Partnership to End Malaria, has launched a Storymap – Next Chapter of Progress: Africa-Driven Innovation to Beat Malaria – showcasing over 50 Africa-driven partnerships that are driving sustainable progress towards malaria elimination. What does progress look like in the fight against malaria? Recent years have shown that … Continued
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Thank you to all the Champions who raised their voices in support of life-saving global malaria programs during our September virtual meetings! Because of your efforts, Meetings with Congress were a massive success! Champions representing 35 states interacted with 84 Congressional offices! Congressional offices heard directly from constituents on the value of US leadership in Global Health. … Continued
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The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced with bipartisan support a Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) international affairs bill that sustains strong funding levels for the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI); The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; and other global health programs that are critical to the malaria fight, including the World Health Organization UNICEF, … Continued
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Thanks to the commitment of Champions like you, we have made great strides in securing funding to support malaria elimination efforts. As we look towards the election cycle it’s important that we keep up the steady drumbeat of support for malaria programs. Together, we have the opportunity to continue to strengthen our relationships with members … Continued
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The House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) spending bill proposed by the House State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee (SFOPS). Though this budget proposal includes some positive indicators, it’s also cause for great concern for the fight against malaria and global health community. The House SFOPs appropriations bill includes $800 … Continued
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The United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life and United to Beat Malaria campaigns have joined forces with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to launch a new initiative – Healthy Start for Refugee Children – that will provide essential healthcare for 1 million refugee and displaced children living in camps and host communities across East Africa. GENEVA, May … Continued
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Last week, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced a resolution affirming continued U.S. support for the purchase of life-saving vaccines for lower-income countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), as a cost-effective, efficient means to end … Continued
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