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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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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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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This World Malaria Day, United to Beat Malaria (Beat Malaria) grassroots advocacy Champions rallied their communities in support of strong funding for global programs working to combat malaria. The United to Beat Malaria grassroots advocacy team is pleased to share these highlights from Champion activities for World Malaria Day: Phone Calls to Congress In total, … Continued
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In a highly uncertain budgetary and political landscape, United to Beat Malaria welcomes the second package of final Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) appropriation bills. The spending package includes $795 million for the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, level with the FY23 enacted budget, and $1.65 billion for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, … Continued
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We could not be prouder of the work you accomplished at Summit! Because of your hard work and dedication, we engaged more than 160 Congressional Offices from 41 states to advocate for strong bipartisan leadership and robust funding for the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; UNICEF; … Continued
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Imagine a company that puts purpose before profit. Next, imagine a world where all business and profit are driven by the goal of supporting local and global grassroots campaigns. For the past five years, I have been working for a brand called Cotopaxi whose goal is to alleviate poverty. Cotopaxi is an outdoor brand based … Continued
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On January 31, 2024, the United to Beat Malaria Grassroots team kicked off our pilot Advocacy Ambassadors program with a cohort of 20 students from across the country who will take a leadership role in rallying their campus communities in support of global programs working to end malaria. Ambassadors can refer to this post to … Continued
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The 2023 World Malaria Report revealed that, following significant setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, malaria rates have stabilized in many respects. Nevertheless, malaria cases and deaths remain higher than they were pre-pandemic, in part due to growing drug and insecticide resistance, rising rates of humanitarian crises and displacement, an invasive new mosquito species in the African continent, among other threats. And yet, … Continued
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We are looking forward to another impactful year of advocacy as we all unite to #BeatMalaria! As we move into this new year, we look back at 2023 with great appreciation for all your efforts in supporting life-saving malaria programs. Together we led 226 meetings with members of Congress across 41 states! Congratulations to each … Continued
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