World Malaria Day (WMD) is commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria. In 2012, malaria caused an estimated 627,000 deaths, mostly among African children. Asia, Latin America, and to a lesser extent the Middle East and parts of Europe are also affected.World Malaria Day sprung out of … [Read more...]
World Malaria Day
QUESTIONWhen is malaria day?ANSWERWorld Malaria Day is observed on the 25th of April. … [Read more...]
World Malaria Day Date
QUESTIONWhat is the background of 25 April to be celebrated as World Malaria Day? Why just 25 April?ANSWERWorld Malaria Day was instituted by the World Health Assembly at its 60th meeting in May 2007. As far as I know, the choice of April 25th was arbitrary - it was almost a full year after the instituting assembly meeting, perhaps intending to give the organizers plenty of time to … [Read more...]
Nikhil Rautela, Research Associate, AZ, Bangalore
AstraZeneca is working with partners such as MMV and AMREF to fight Malaria and some, of the company's scientists have been writing about their experience in doing this. Nikhil Rautela, is a Research Associate at AstraZeneca in Bangalore, and writes:My name is Nikhil and I am a Research Associate at AstraZeneca’s R&D unit in Bangalore, India. Working as a Research Associate, I test … [Read more...]
World Malaria Day 2012
"Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria."World Malaria Day was established in May 2007 by the 60th session of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). The day was established to provide education and understanding of malaria and disseminate information on malaria-control strategies, including community-based activities for malaria … [Read more...]
EDITORIAL – Reflections on World Malaria Day 2011
How far have we come in the last four years?Four years ago, it was estimated that a child died every 30 seconds from malaria, and that more than a million people each year were killed by this devastating and debilitating disease. Four years ago, the malaria advocacy partnership Roll Back Malaria organized the first World Malaria Day, and published the Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP), which … [Read more...]
World Malaria Day: April 25, 2011
National Institutes of Health (NIH) statement on World Malaria Day, by B.F. (Lee) Hall, M.D., Ph.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of HealthIn commemorating World Malaria Day and reflecting on this year's theme, "Achieving Progress and Impact," we celebrate the important strides made in many regions of the world to … [Read more...]
“SMS for Life” Malaria Initiative for Tanzania Announced
In commemoration of World Malaria Day 2011 (25 April), organizations in an innovative public-private initiative announce the nationwide roll-out of a unique malaria treatment access initiative, "SMS for Life," across the United Republic of Tanzania. The roll-out follows a successful pilot project where mobile and electronic mapping technology was used to track the stock levels of anti-malarial … [Read more...]