What is one fun or surprising fact about you? I really love birds. I was recently in Iceland and saw several really neat species. My current favorite is the Cerulean Warbler, they’re small songbirds that migrate wildly long distances every year and are extremely precise in their nest-building. But, they’re also a really vulnerable species … Continued
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Part 6 of our Malaria Gamechangers series (check out Episodes 1-5) highlights the R21/Matrix-M™ [R21] malaria vaccine, a high-efficacy malaria vaccine targeting young children who are most vulnerable to the disease. Developed by the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute, R21 is currently in the late stages of clinical trials and has demonstrated promising results thus … Continued
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Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the first nationwide bed net campaign, which happened in Togo in 2004. Since then, nearly 3 billion bed nets have been distributed, a remarkable feat that has driven progress in the fight against malaria – from 2000-2015, bed nets prevented 1.3 billion malaria cases and 6.8 million deaths, per the World … Continued
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Part 5 of our Malaria Gamechangers series (check out Episodes 1-4) highlights seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), a highly-effective method of protecting young children from malaria during peak malaria transmission season. SMC involves giving children, ages 3 months to 5 years, a monthly course of safe and effective anti-malarial drugs (a combination of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine) … Continued
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As we celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, millions of moms around the world are working hard to protect their family and community from malaria – a 7-days-a-week burden that carries a heavy cost. Women have long been the first line of defense against this deadly mosquito-borne disease. They ensure the family sleeps under bed nets … Continued
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Part 4 of our Malaria Gamechangers series (check out Episodes 1-3) highlights a new family of malaria medicines being developed to combat the growing threat of anti-malarial drug resistance. Throughout history, malaria drugs have repeatedly been compromised by antimicrobial resistance. In the wake of widespread Chloroquine resistance, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has become the first-line … Continued
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Part 3 of our Malaria Gamechangers series (check out Episodes 1 and 2) highlights a next-generation indoor residual spraying (IRS) product, Envu’s Fludora® Fusion, that safely protects homes from malaria for up to one year and is proven effective against insecticide-resistant mosquitoes and on 33 different surfaces. The WHO-prequalified product is the first IRS spray to combine … Continued
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World Malaria Day (April 25) is not just a day to celebrate successes and reflect on challenges in the fight against this deadly yet preventable disease. For United to Beat Malaria’s Champions and partners, this week was an opportunity to take action in their communities and on Capitol Hill. Here’s a recap of the impact … Continued
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Part 2 of our Malaria Gamechangers series (check out Part 1) focuses on next-generation bed nets that use insecticide combinations to combat the emerging threat of pyrethroid resistance. Specifically, we highlight the efforts of BASF and a group of partners – Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC), Unitaid, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MedAccess, and … Continued
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United to Beat Malaria celebrates today’s news that the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) plans to expand its reach in East and West Africa, forming partnerships with three new countries: Burundi, The Gambia, and Togo. This expansion would bring the total number of PMI partner countries and programs to 30, with 27 in sub-Saharan Africa … Continued
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