Malaria

Just $2.3 Billion is What We Need To Defeat Malaria
Humanity has made impressive gains against Malaria in the past 12 years, but unless funding is scaled up we will never rid endemic regions from the disease.

Fighting Malaria in Liberia With UNITAID
Malaria is by far the biggest killer here in Liberia. The entire country – from Monrovia city center to the border regions — is considered malaria endemic. Prevention and treatment of malaria is among the country’s most pressing public health challenge.

Africa Threatened By Bad Malaria Drugs
New research warns of the dangers from counterfeit and sub-standard anti-malarial drugs in Africa.

Now Here’s A Creative Global Health Campaign
Malaria No More and The Domino Project are showing us how global health media campaigns can succeed in 2011.

Mandy Moore in Cameroon for Bed Nets Distribution
This week, actress, singer and humanitarian Mandy Moore arrived in Cameroon to raise awareness for the nation’s first-ever countrywide distribution of anti-malaria mosquito nets. Malaria is the number one cause of death in Cameroon among children under five.

World Malaria Day: Champions to End Malaria
That’s Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton from the people of the United Methodist Church, entertainer and PSI Ambassador Mandy Moore, and Former NBA start Dikembe Mutombo who are joining forces for World Malaria Day.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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