On World Refugee Day, we reflect on the 108.4 million people worldwide who’ve been displaced by conflict, natural disasters, and other factors. These people face staggering risks – from safety and exploitation to sanitation and malnutrition – on their journey to secure better futures. Among the most deadly, and most overlooked, threats faced by displaced populations … Continued
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Thank you to Ms. Karina Chavez, Partnerships Officer, Americas at UNHCR for joining our World Refugee Day Advocacy Webinar on June 19th. Karina spoke with United to Beat Malaria Champions about the work of UNHCR to protect and support the health of refugees, particularly those living in malaria-endemic countries. UNHCR marks this year’s World Refugee … Continued
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Long considered the holy grail of tropical medicine, malaria vaccines have been in development for more than 50 years. Dozens of candidates are currently in development, and two – the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) and R21/Matrix-M (R21) – are on the cusp of large-scale deployment. A massive global effort is underway to scale up supply and ensure … Continued
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As part of a continuous effort to provide opportunities to broaden the knowledge base of United to Beat Malaria grassroots Champions, the grassroots advocacy team kicked off a new guest webinar series this week: “The Fight Against Malaria: Insights and Innovations from Leading Researchers.” Grassroots advocates were joined by David Sullivan, researcher at the Johns … Continued
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What is one fun or surprising fact about you? One surprising fact about me is that moved back to Lebanon last year and lived there the entire year with my family, which was an amazing experience. Why did you decide to work for United To Beat Malaria? I feel lucky to be working at United … Continued
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Part 7 of our Malaria Gamechangers series (check out Episodes 1-6) highlights innovative, low-cost spatial repellent products that have shown to safely protect homes from malaria for up to eight months. Developed by SC Johnson, these new products – Guardian™ and Shield™ – create a protective shield against mosquitoes, using natural air flow to passively … Continued
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What is one fun or surprising fact about you? I’m actually somebody who enjoys meal prepping. I just meal prepped for the week yesterday, and it was super relaxing. Why did you decide to work for United To Beat Malaria? It probably sounds cliché, but I really wanted to work somewhere that makes a positive … Continued
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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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