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United to Beat Malaria

June 14, 2023

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

Lama Khachab

June 2, 2023

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

Emile Dawisha

June 1, 2023

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 12 months. Developed by SC Johnson, these new products – Guardian™ and Shield™ – create a protective shield against mosquitoes, using natural air flow to passively … Continued

Leander Vergara

May 31, 2023

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

Jess Pavel

May 30, 2023

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

Emile Dawisha

May 25, 2023

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

Emile Dawisha

May 24, 2023

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

Emile Dawisha

May 17, 2023

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

Emile Dawisha

May 12, 2023

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

Emile Dawisha

May 11, 2023

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