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Emile Dawisha
November 30, 2024
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Voices of Refugee Health, Part 2: Gibson Mandela, Village Health Team member

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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Emile Dawisha
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Voices of Refugee Health, Part 1: Midwife Scovia Acako

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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Wendy Dimas
November 21, 2024
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Summit Application is NOW open!

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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Emile Dawisha
October 29, 2024
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The ‘Next Chapter of Progress’ in the fight against malaria: Take the interactive tour!

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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Wendy Dimas
September 25, 2024
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Your efforts make a difference. Thank you for a successful virtual advocacy month!

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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United to Beat Malaria
July 29, 2024
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Senate foreign operations bill sustains strong investments in malaria programs, but more funding is needed as malaria fight reaches critical crossroads

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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Wendy Dimas
July 1, 2024
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Mark your calendars! September Advocacy Meetings start September 5th

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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United to Beat Malaria
June 17, 2024
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Despite some positive indicators, significant concerns for malaria and global health community in House foreign operations spending bill

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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United to Beat Malaria
May 31, 2024

The United Nations Foundation’s United to Beat Malaria and Shot@Life campaigns launch Healthy Start for Refugee Children initiative

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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United to Beat Malaria
May 21, 2024
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s Critical Role in the Fight Against Malaria

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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