Thank you to everyone who attended our first Advocacy Webinar of the year! Our grassroots team took us through the key points of the 2022 World Malaria Report. Each year, WHO produces a World Malaria Report which provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of trends in malaria control and elimination across the globe. This year’s … Continued
Read ArticleChampions! Thank you for applying to this year’s upcoming Leadership Summit! We are excited to share that we received 220 applications from across 40 states!!! The 2023 Summit will be our first large in-person gathering since 2020 and, well, like many things since 2020 it will be different. Due to capacity restrictions, we will only have … Continued
Read ArticleUnited to Beat Malaria is thrilled with the Biden Administration’s appointment last fall of Dr. David Walton, MD MPH, as the U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator and head of the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). Dr. Walton, who was appointed in September, is a longtime physician who brings over two decades of experience working in global … Continued
Read ArticleWelcome New Champions and Happy New Year! We are United to Beat Malaria, an advocacy campaign of the United Nations Foundation dedicated to ending malaria worldwide. Together, we harness the power of grassroots action to secure crucial funding for programs that improve malaria prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and research and development. For over a decade, we … Continued
Read ArticleUnited to Beat Malaria applauds today’s release of the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus appropriations package, which includes $2 billion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) and $795 million for the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). Both of these funding levels represent increases from FY22. The omnibus also includes … Continued
Read ArticleCharline (left), 11, fled her village because of recent armed clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She and her family are among the over 5 million people in the DRC taking refuge in displacement camps. “I want the war to stop so I can continue to study and prepare for my future,” … Continued
Read ArticleToday, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its 2022 World Malaria Report, an annual report that provides a comprehensive update on global and regional malaria data and trends. The report tracks investments in malaria programs and research; provides data on malaria prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance; and addresses a multitude of threats that could derail … Continued
Read ArticleThank you to Candice Woods, Individual Giving Officer at United to Beat Malaria, for joining our Champion webinar on December 5th to speak to advocates about grassroots fundraising. If you were unable to attend the webinar, you can view the slides and recording here. Candice led Champions through an exciting round of fundraising-themed trivia and … Continued
Read ArticleChampions, as we approach the end of 2022, all of us at United to Beat Malaria want to express our most sincere gratitude for your contributions and celebrate everything you have accomplished this year. Here is a snapshot of what Champions have done in 2022: Led 214 virtual meetings with Congressional offices, sending a resounding … Continued
Read ArticleSummit season has officially arrived! We are absolutely thrilled to be able to gather in-person to Beat Malaria! 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 global health community, and individuals – … Continued
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