Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2022) — United to Beat Malaria Executive Director Margaret McDonnell released the following statement following the passage by the House Appropriations Committee of the State and Foreign Operations Fiscal Year 2023 bill: “On behalf of our hundreds of grassroots champions and partners, I would like to applaud and thank Chairwoman Barbara … Continued
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Thank you to Karina Chavez, Associate Partnerships Officer for the Americas region at UNHCR and Dana McLaughlin, Global Health Associate at United to Beat Malaria for leading a webinar for our Champions in observance of World Refugee Day on June 20th. Click here to view the slides and recording. Karina discussed highlights from UNHCR’s Global … Continued
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Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the first-ever malaria vaccine – RTS,S – for widespread use in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly half a million children die each year from the mosquito-borne disease. This historic recommendation paved the way for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to invest over $150 million in the deployment of this … Continued
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Thank you to our longtime Champion, Ashlea Elliott of Bellevue, Washington for leading an Advocacy Webinar on Monday, May 23rd discussing the impact of migration on malaria risk, morbidity, and mortality on the African continent. Ashlea has been a Champion with United to Beat Malaria since 2015 and is a dedicated member of Junior Chamber … Continued
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Thank you, Champions, for attending our Advocacy training on May 10th. If you couldn’t make it, click here to view the slides and recording. World Malaria Day 2022 Recap During this webinar, we celebrated wins from World Malaria Day. For this digital activation, almost 40 Champions from 10 states posted 90 messages on social … Continued
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World Malaria Day 2022 Advocacy Training Thank you, Champions, for attending our World Malaria Day Activation training on April 11th. If you couldn’t make it, click here to view the slides and recording. WMD 2022 Theme and Key Messages During this webinar, we discussed the Key Messages for World Malaria Day 2022. We know … Continued
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A Successful 2022 Virtual Leadership Summit Thank you, Champions, for attending our first Advocacy Webinar as United to Beat Malaria! If you couldn’t make it, click here to view the slides and recording. We started off the webinar by celebrating the many wins from this year’s Leadership Summit and Advocacy Day. There are so many … Continued
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Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2022) — United to Beat Malaria Executive Director Margaret McDonnell released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request: “We applaud the Biden Administration’s commitment to ending the burden of malaria for good, as reflected in the Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget Request.” “This is a significant … Continued
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Dear Champions, From the whole team here at United to Beat Malaria, please accept our sincerest gratitude for making the 2022 Leadership Summit a resounding success! Because of your hard work and dedication, we were able to meet with 136 Congressional Offices from 33 states to advocate for increased funding for the President’s Malaria Initiative … Continued
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Welcome to 2022 Champions!! We are looking forward to another impactful year of advocacy as we all unite to beat malaria! As we move into this new year, we look back at 2021 with great appreciation for all your efforts in helping to end one of history’s deadliest diseases. In case you missed the news, … Continued
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