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Fighting Childhood Diseases in Southern Sudan

London, 15 December 2010: Access to health facilities is extremely poor in Southern Sudan. Malaria Consortium is implementing an Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) programme in two counties of Northern Bahr el Ghazal stat…

Malaria Consortium Publishes Two New Advertisments

London, 14 December 2010: Malaria Consortium has developed two striking new advertisments to raise awareness around the severe effects of malaria in children and pregnant women. The first advert focuses on the critica…

Mass Drug Administration for Trachoma Improves Lives in Southern Sudan

London, 22 November: Malaria Consortium is using mass drug administration in Southern Sudan to improve the lives of those suffering from trachoma, treating 124,000 people in Mayom County. This large scale programme to control the …

Malaria Takes its Toll on Pregnant Women and Children in Mozambique

London, 22 November: Malaria Consortium Mozambique has been working with DFID and the public sector to distribute long lasting insecticidal nets through ante-natal services.The aim is to distribute over 400,000 bed nets to women w…

Malaria: The Challenge, The Solution

London, 22 November: We have recently developed two Soundslide videos looking at the challenges we face and solutions we are working towards in our work to help control malaria in the developing world. These videos are  now a…

Malaria Consortium Pilots 'Positive Deviance' in Cambodia

London, 12 November: Malaria Consortium Asia has been providing technical expertise to national ma­laria programmes in the Greater Mekong Subre­gion, particularly in Thailand and Cambodia for developing and imple­menti…

Art Attack: Communities Visualise Malaria Messages

London, 12 November: Malaria Consortium helped organise a drawing competition as part of the artemisinin resistance Containment Project in Cambodia. It aimed to encourage community involvement and awareness around the dangers of m…

Global Fund Pledges Fall Short

London, 6 October: More than 40 donor governments, private donors, corporations and faith-based organisations have pledged a total of $11.7 billion over the next three years to replenish the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis…

An Experience of a Lifetime That Will Save Lives

Adam Wolley set off from Marble Arch on 2 January 2010 to cycle through Europe and Africa to Cape Town, hoping to cover 15,000 km and raise £10,000 for Malaria Consortium. In fact, he doubled it!

After cycling through 17 co…

UNREPORTED WORLD: Malaria Town

Malaria in Uganda was the focus of Channel 4’s Unreported World aired on 1st October 2010.  We hope the media attention on the devastating effect of the disease will shed light on many of the issues around the heavy bur…

Scaling Up Integrated Community Case Management

London, 29 September: Malaria Consortium is hosting a meeting all this week to discuss the ongoing development of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded project to scale up existing integrated community case management (ICCM…

Malaria Top UK Priority for MDGs

London, 22 September: “I will now be looking at all DFID’s programmes to see how we can build the prevention and treatment of malaria into everything we do.” This is the message from the UK’s Department …

Getting The Best Out of The MDG Summit

London, September 20: This week, heads of state, business leaders and influential philanthropists are descending on New York City to consider the direction and achievements of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (…

Sustained Funding for Health Systems Strengthening Critical for Effective Disease Control

London, 16 September: If disease control interventions in developing countries are to be effective and sustainable, it is imperative for international donors to keep focusing on providing support for strengthening health systems. …

DFID Opens Public Consultation on Malaria Business Plan

London, 2 August: Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell has announced the beginning of an open consultation on malaria, as part of the coalition government’s effort to end the scourge of the disea…

Managing Malnourishment Among Children at High Risk of Malaria

London, 26 July: Malaria Consortium Southern Sudan has received a $1.3 million grant to implement a one year community based nutrition project in seven counties in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Unity states. 

Children with in…

Spotlight on Malaria at House of Lords

London, 13 July: Members of Parliament, the private sector, the media, academia and the International NGO community came together yesterday at a reception at the House of Lords to acknowledge the new coalition govenrment's commitm…

Project Update: Malaria and NTD Risk Mapping in Ethiopia

London, 14 July: Malaria in Ethiopia is seasonal and unstable, making it harder to prevent and treat. As a result, according to the World Health Organization, there are  an estimated 2,532,645 reported malaria cases a year.…

Video: Nigeria - Nets for All

Malaria Consortium has produced a series of communications materials to outline its efforts of relieving Nigeria of its malaria burden. These include a new brochure, case studies and a six-minute video. The video, which can be vie…

Trans-Africa Marathon Enters Final Weeks

South Africa, 6 July: Adam Wolley updates us on the last few months of this incredible journey from London to Cape Town. After the appalling accident in Kigali, he soldiers on undeterred, heading towards his ultimate des…

G8 2010: The Forgotten Pledge to Make Poverty History?

London, 30 June: Last weekend was UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s first international assignment since taking office in May and, for the international development community, it was his most important engagement to dat…

DFID Pledges Ongoing Support for Malaria

London, 30 June: Last night, MPs, experts and interested parties from the malaria community worldwide, gathered at Parliament for the first meeting of All Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (APPMG…

ALERT: Applications Invited for Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe Cross-Border Malaria Initiative (MOZIZA)

London, 29 June: The secretariat to the Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) hereby calls on interested parties from Government, civil society and the private sector to submit applications for consideration as Principle Recipient…

Achievement in International Development Award: Who is Your Unsung Hero?

London, 18 June: Do you know someone who has made an impact, and improved the lives of some of the world’s poorest people? If so, you can nominate them for the Guardian Achievement in International Development Award 2010.

T…

Investing in Malaria is the Start of Something Big

London, 2 June: Here in the UK, we welcome a new incumbent to the role of Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell. Mr Mitchell takes over the reigns of a department that is underpinned by one key commitme…

GSK Shares Research Data with the Malaria Community

London, 25 May: In a move unprecedented among pharmaceutical companies, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has made freely available key scientific information on more than 13,500 compounds that could ultimately lead to new treatments for mala…

Gates Awards Research Grant for Insecticide-treated Scarves

London, 12 May: Malaria Consortium has been awarded a $100,000 grant to investigate whether treating traditional scarves worn by migrant workers along the Thai-Cambodian border with insecticide will help reduce the incidence and t…

The Cost of Malaria

London, 11 May: Malaria is among the five most deadly diseases and is the world’s most serious parasitic infection, transmitted by certain types of mosquito from person to person. The parasite, once in the bloodstream, i…

The Determination of the Long Distance Cyclist

London, 7 May: An intrepid 21 year old, in the middle of cycling the length of Africa solo on a seven-month journey to raise money for Malaria Consortium, has decided to continue his journey despite being involved in a horrif…

UK Political Parties Make Election Promises on Malaria

London, 30 April: With the UK general election less than a week away, each of the main political parties is promising to treat malaria elimination as a top priority as part of their pledge to continue spending on international dev…

Secretary-General and Secretary of State call for an end to Malaria

London, 26 April: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon have both used World Malaria Day 2010 as an opportunity to speak of the urgent necessity to act against malaria.

 In he…

The Fight Against Malaria: Together to the End

London, 23 April : "I get bitten loads of times at night. I get sick five times a year, I think. I do not have a mosquito net. My brother does, but I don\'t."

Many families like Nanawewje’s do not have…

Backsliding in Malaria funding can reverse progress and increase lives lost

New York, 22 April: “To realise the real impact of investments in our fight against malaria, we must not only maintain current funding levels but actually increase them. If we don’t, then the achievements we have made …

Africa charts progress in counting malaria out

Africa charts progress in counting malaria out  - but major efforts are still needed to reach global targets

London, 20 April: With the end of the “Decade to Roll Back Malaria” in sight, 2010 is a milestone …

UN Envoy for Malaria: Reaching Milestones and Remaining Vigilant

London, 16 April - This is the message from Ray Chambers, the UN Special envoy for Malaria in an interview with the UN News Centre yesterday. In the lead up to World Malaria Day on 25th April, Mr Chambers said the most effec…

Mozambique Case Study: Orphans Get Malaria Protection

London, 16 April: “He was just skin and bone when he arrived. He was at death\'s door,” says Sister Arlette Mendes, who is cuddling Julio as he sits on her lap. She looks down adoringly at him. “He is such a…

New York Times Photography Blog on Malaria: blood, sweat, and tears Exhibition

London, 12 April: When he received the commission from Malaria Consortium to document the devastating impact of the disease, Nadel knew that he would need to deliver more than just a series of heart-rending portraits. “I…

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

London, 8 April: Paul Anselmo and Fransua Rachmann have taken part in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Charity Challenge to raise money for Malaria Consortium for the second year running. The five-day, 2,200km gruelling off-road mot…

Global Fund pushes more financial support in treating malaria

London, 25 March: Some 40 donors, including rich states, private companies and charity foundations met in The Hague, Belgium to discuss the issue, and donors will make their contributions known at a pledging conference in New York…

Malaria Consortium joins UK Roll Back Malaria Partners in launch of report

London, 18 March: A new report confirms that current investment in malaria control is saving lives and reaping far-reaching benefits for countries. But it warns that without sustained and predictable funding, the significant contr…

International Development Journalism Competition 2010 launched

London, 3 March:  Malaria Consortium is joining the Guardian for the third annual International Development Journalism Competition, which launched today. This unique competition was the brainchild of international NGO, Mar…

APPMG launches new report on malaria elimination

London, 26 February: The All Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (APPMG) has published a new report which attempts to ‘take stock’ of progress on malaria control. In its sixth report…

'Malaria: blood, sweat, and tears' - a photo exhibition previewed in the NY Times

London, 22 February: Elements of a malaria focused photo exhibition were showcased and previewed in yesterday’s ‘Week in Review’ section of the Sunday edition of the New York Times.    Malaria Co…

Abu Dhabi Awards $25 million to Roll Back Malaria Partnership

London, 11 February 2010: The Abu Dhabi Government announced this week that it has awarded a five-year grant of US$25 million to support the work of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) to scale-up malaria control worldwide and…

Malaria Consortium 2008-9 Annual Review Launch

London, 4 January 2010: Yesterday evening saw the launch of Malaria Consortium’s 2008-9 Annual Review at a reception in Westminster. Among the audience of approximately 50 people were representatives from donors, corporation…

NEWS: African Leaders Meet to Advance the UN's Malaria Control Agenda

London 2 February 2010: African leaders met in Ethiopia yesterday to convene the first working session of the African leaders malaria Alliance (ALMA) to confront the ongoing challenges of meeting the United Nations target of ensur…

NEWS: GSK is to reveal previously confidential data on thousands of potential anti-malaria compounds

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the world’s second biggest drug company, is to reveal previously confidential data on thousands of potential anti-malaria compounds. In addition to this, the company is to put millions into an \'Ope…

NEWS RELEASE: Malaria Consortium receives $10 million grant

Improving the performance of COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERs

London, 13th January 2010: Malaria Consortium has received a $10 million grant from the Bill & Mel…