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Latest Releases

• West and Central Africa Parliamentarians Join Mali Prime Minister and Top International Institutions to Take Actions against Malaria(09 July 2010)
  Chaired by Mali Prime Minister Modibo Sidibe, this three-day forum from July 13-15 will address actions being made in West and Central Africa to eliminate malaria.

• United Against Malaria Calls for Support at World Cup's Grand Finale Concert (09 July 2010)
  Football stars and famous artists call for sustained international efforts to help win the fight against this preventable disease.

U.S. Malaria Community Applauds Obama's FY 2010 Budget  (15 May 2009)
On May 7, the Obama Administration released the details of its FY10 budget which included $585 million for combating the global threat of malaria, a 53% increase in the USAID malaria budget.

• $225 Million Partnership to Bring Effective Malaria Drugs to All Who Need Them (17 April 2009)
  An international partnership was launched Friday to put affordable life-saving malaria drugs within reach of millions of people, especially children, in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

• Delivering Malaria Control to Those in Need: How to Succeed in a Time of Renewed Hope (17 December 2008)

• Thousands Sign Petition for Action on HIV/AIDS and Malaria (English) (French) (08 December 2008)

• U.S. Aid Announces Community Grant Awards to Fight Malaria (23 October 2008)

• Global Fight Lauds Large-scale Actions at 2008 MDG Malaria Summit (25 September 2008)

• Global Roadmap to End Malaria Launched At UN Summit (25 September 2008)

• Health Leaders Urge G8 Parliamentarians to Deliver on Health Commitments to Africa (2 July 2008)

• European Alliance against Malaria Issues Stark Reminder of Millennium Development Goals (16 June 2008)

• Zambezi Expedition Highlights Challenges and Opportunities (6 June 2008)

• House Foreign Affairs Committee Expands U.S. Leadership on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (28 February 2008)

• Olyset® Net Factory Opens in Tanzania: Long-lasting Mosquito Bednets Made in Africa, by Africans, for Africans (8 February 2008)

• Global Health and Business Leaders Announce Effort to Rapidly Expand Malaria Control (25 January 2008)

• Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Launches Corporate Champions Program (21 January 2008)

• UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Health Calls on All Actors to Fulfil their Human Rights Duties in the Fight against Malaria (11 December 2007)

• Global malaria community in Ethiopia to plan intensified battle against disease (28 November 2007)

• Global Fund Announces Record Figure of $471 Million for Malaria Grants (12 November 2007)

• New Innovation Grants Boost Malaria Advocacy Efforts in Africa (5 November 2007)

• Government Of Madagascar and Coalition of Global Partners Launch Measles and Malaria Prevention Campaign (23 October 2007)

• UNICEF Report Shows Significant Progress in Fight against Malaria (17 October 2007)

• World Bank Group Report on Malaria in Africa Highlights Progress Towards Goal of Significantly Reducing Malaria Deaths
  (11 October 2007)

• Donors Provide US$9.7 Billion to the Global Fund (27 September 2007)

• Malaria Voice Grows at the Global Fund (September 2007)

• WHO Releases New Guidance on Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets (16 August 2007)

• Targeting Mosquito Antigens Can Block Malaria Transmission (August 2007)

• Clinton Foundation Launches Pilot ACT Subsidy to Improve Malaria Treatment in Tanzania (23 July 2007)

• United Nations Foundation, Luol Deng, and Chicago Bulls call on Chicago to Lead Emergency Effort to Provide Anti-Malaria nets to Families in Chad (17 July 2007)

• Roll Back Malaria: Millennium Development Goals Press Release (4 July 2007)

• Roll Back Malaria: African Communities Call on G8 to Honor Their Commitment to Fight Malaria (June 2007)