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Burkina Faso and Jhpiego Kick Off $15 Million Effort to Reduce Malaria Deaths by 50% Countrywide

January 10, 2015 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Jhpiego and the Ministry of Health today launched an ambitious, five-year partnership to improve malaria care nationwide in Burkina Faso and significantly reduce malaria illness and deaths. The $15 million project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is focused on improving the quality of prevention, diagnosis and treatment services in 100 percent of public health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Burkina Faso, Jhpiego, PROMACO, Tulinabo Mushingi, USAID

Organizations Against Malaria

May 15, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is a good organization that helps stop malaria? ANSWER There are many organizations that work very hard to control malaria. The most well known are those that design policies and implement projects to control malaria on the ground, in places where the disease is most deadly. These include multilateral international organizations such as UNICEF and the World Health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: advocacy, AstraZeneca, Bangalore, DIfD, Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, Malaria Control, Malaria No More, multilateral organizations, NGOs, PAHO, Princeton, research, Roll Back Malaria, UCSF, UNICEF, USAID, WHO

What does the goverment do to help malaria?

March 28, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Does the goverment help malaria? ANSWER Many governments around the world assist in controlling malaria. Some countries, like Australia and the United States, used to have malaria transmission occur within their own borders, but through dedicated control programs, have managed to eradicate the disease locally. In these cases, the government coordinated huge programs of draining … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Australia, Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, government, India, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria Control, Malaria Prevention, NGOs, Uganda, USA, USAID, vector control, World Health Organisation

IDRI, USAID to Collaborate on Malaria Vaccine Development

August 16, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), focused on support of a collaboration with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) for the development of a new vaccine against malaria. The collaboration is for the development of a novel malaria vaccine, which combines … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Carter Diggs, Christian Ockenhouse, IDRI, Malaria Vaccine, Steven G. Reed, USAID, Walter Reed

U.S. Investments to Battle Malaria Show Results

April 29, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Progress against Malaria is one area where U.S. investments in global health have made an great impact. Just five years ago, it was estimated that malaria killed nearly one million children annually in sub-Saharan Africa. The economic cost to the continent was estimated to be nearly $30 billion each year in lost productivity. "Today, the U.S. along with its partners have helped cut malaria … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Artemisinin, Global Health Initiative, Raj Shah, Tim Ziemer, U.S. President's Malaria Initiative, USAID

Republican Budget Cuts Would Kill 70,000 Children Worldwide, Says USAID Administrator

April 1, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

The GOP's budget would cause the deaths of at least 70,000 children around the world who rely on American funding, according to the government agency in charge of foreign aid. Of the 70,000 deaths, 30,000 would come from slashing malaria control programs, 24,000 from lack of immunizations and 16,000 from unsafe birthing practices. "I believe these are very conservative estimates," USAID … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Budget Cuts, USAID

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