World Malaria Day around the world – in pictures
3 May 2016
This year’s World Malaria Day, held on April 25th, saw Malaria Consortium engage in a diverse range of activities in many of our countries. The commemorative day, which was established by the United Nations in 2007, provides the chance to highlight this killer disease which still claims the lives of 438,000 people each year. In the UK, it is an opportunity to push for the increased funding that will be needed to continue to fight malaria and to ensure that we maintain the progress made so far. In endemic countries, such as in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, it provides a platform to spread public health messages and can help communities cope with cases of malaria by sharing practical advice.
The photo gallery below shows some of our activities on World Malaria Day this year:
For the World Malaria Day ‘Beating Malaria’ parliamentary event in the UK, Malaria Consortium staff gave demonstrations to attendees of mobile phone technology developed by our inSCALE project that helps community health workers in Africa diagnose malaria and other illnesses.
Our Nigeria Country Director, Dr Kolawole Maxwell, gave a speech at the event about the high malaria burden in Nigeria.
A BBC World Service Focus on Africa interview with Dr Kolawole Maxwell, Nigeria Country Director, and Siddhi Aryal, Asia Director, about lessons that can be shared between Africa and Asia in the fight against malaria.
Participants of the World Malaria Day celebrations in Bangladesh, including Malaria Consortium, pose for a photograph.
A marching band plays in Chittagong, Bangladesh, during World Malaria Day celebrations.
A parade takes place in Pailin, Cambodia to raise awareness on World Malaria Day. Approximately 500 people participated, including village malaria workers, students, community members and hospital staff. Malaria Consortium worked with the National Malaria Control Programme and the Provincial Health Department of Pailin as well as other partners to organise the event.
Malaria Consortium’s Field Office Coordinator in Pailin presents our achievements to the Health Minister.
In Ethiopia, World Malaria Day celebrations took place in Adwa town, Tigray Regional State. Malaria Consortium coordinated and led the three-day event.
A marching band plays for World Malaria Day celebrations.
Malaria Consortium used vans in Ethiopia to spread awareness of malaria on the day. These efforts can help remote communities recognise the symptoms of malaria and advise them what to do when they get sick.
From left to right: Dr Agonafer Tekalegne, Mr Dereje Dilu and Mr Sorsa Feltamo speak at the World Malaria Day 2016 press conference.
The Malaria Control Culture project in Tororo district, Uganda, won a ‘Change Communication’ award on World Malaria Day in Cape Town. The winning project has been running in Tororo district in Uganda for two and a half years and is funded by Comic Relief. In this photo, Daudi Ochieng, Communications Manager, and Julian Jane Atim, Project Manager of the Tororo Project, accept the award on behalf of Malaria Consortium.
Malaria Consortium was one of many organisations that participated in World Malaria Day activities in Nampula province in Mozambique. There were song and dance performances (pictured above) as well as a march through the city, a health fair and speeches from the US Ambassador and the Health Minister.
Other activities included sports events, like the basketball tournament pictured above.
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