The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced with bipartisan support a Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) international affairs bill that sustains strong funding levels for the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI); The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; and other global health programs that are critical to the malaria fight, including the World Health Organization UNICEF, … Continued
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The House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) spending bill proposed by the House State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee (SFOPS). Though this budget proposal includes some positive indicators, it’s also cause for great concern for the fight against malaria and global health community. The House SFOPs appropriations bill includes $800 … Continued
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Next-generation mosquito net is highly effective at reducing malaria among children, study finds. For decades, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have proven to reduce malaria cases across sub-Saharan Africa. However, in many countries, high levels of mosquito resistance to pyrethroid-only nets have compromised progress. According to the 2020 World Malaria Report, 78 countries reported mosquito resistance … Continued
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With World Malaria Day on the horizon, the global community has plenty of landmarks to celebrate in the fight against this deadly disease. The latest issue of Malaria in the Media features stories showcasing health care heroes on the ground and incredible scientific strides being made towards creating a malaria-free world. From the New York … Continued
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Photo courtesy of The Global Fund Washington, D.C., November 12, 2021 – Margaret McDonnell, Executive Director of the Nothing But Nets campaign, welcomed the Biden Administration’s decision to host the next replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: “In October 2019,” McDonnell stated, “the world converged in Lyon, France for the … Continued
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Margaret Reilly McDonnell, Executive Director of the Nothing But Nets Campaign, released the following statement on the House Appropriations Committee’s markup of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) budget for Fiscal Year 2022: “Today marks a significant step in the fight to end malaria,” McDonnell noted. “Thanks to the dedication and persistence of … Continued
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It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me… and I’m feeling bad. Mosquitoes around the world know how I feel. A team from Oxford is entering the final stage of malaria vaccine trials. Can you imagine if there was a simple vaccination for one of the world’s oldest and … Continued
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While we know the importance of innovation in the fight to end malaria, there are still some ethical concerns and broader controversy surrounding malaria-focused gene drive research. Learn more about what it is and why it’s controversial.
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Thanks to U.S. leadership, malaria no longer is a daily threat to Floridians. But that doesn’t mean the fight is over.
In the past, the Americas were a leader in the global fight against this disease. But that’s changing. In fact, there’s been a recent spike in malaria cases in our region of the world.
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Social media can be a very powerful tool. Players can connect with their audiences in unprecedented ways, bring attention to their causes and show sides of themselves and their character that were previously reserved for family and friends. Curry very much recognizes that power and privilege and has used it for many philanthropical causes, including his Nothing But Nets shoe giveaway in which he donated an insecticide-treated bed net to protect families from malaria for every $120 shoe sold.
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