Path to Zero: Innovations to End Malaria, "Ushering in a New Era of Biotechnology for Sustainable, Scalable Vector Control"
Biotechnology is powering a major shift in the fight against the vectors that transmit malaria and other vector-borne diseases. Genetically engineered mosquitoes are proving highly effective in the targeted control…
MALARIA NO MORE STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. DAVID WALTON AS U.S. GLOBAL MALARIA COORDINATOR
Washington, D.C., August 16, 2022— Malaria No More CEO Martin Edlund issued the following statement upon the announcement that President Biden has appointed Dr. David Walton the next U.S. Global…
Malaria No More Statement on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Introduction of the FY23 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Bill
Washington, D.C., July 28, 2022 – Malaria No More CEO Martin Edlund issued the following statement upon the introduction of the FY 2023 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs)…
Extreme Heat & Climate Change Increase Risk of Malaria, other Health Threats
With record-breaking heat waves dominating summer forecasts worldwide, Malaria No More is sounding the alarm on increasing global health risks resulting from climate change, particularly a global rise in mosquito-borne…
Malaria No More Statement on the House Appropriations Committee’s Introduction of the FY23 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Bill
Washington, DC – June 28, 2022 – Malaria No More CEO Martin Edlund issued the following statement upon the introduction of the FY 2023 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs…
Kigali Summit Advances Global Health Solutions in the Context of Climate Change
The Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) concluded last week alongside the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), where world leaders reaffirmed commitments to end malaria…
Digital Innovation & Health: A Discussion on Harnessing Climate Data and Technology to Combat Malaria
Climate change is complicating efforts to eliminate malaria, which already infects over 240 million people a year and kills over 600 thousand, mostly women and children. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall…
World Africa Day 2022: Displaying Commitment to Unity with Launch of ‘Africa Frontline First”
Fifty-nine years ago, a call for greater unity led 32 African countries to sign the Charter of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which later evolved into the African Union…
6 Things You Will Not Hear at the World Health Assembly
As the World Health Organization commences its first in-person Health Assembly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, this week’s agenda is jam packed— from Ukraine’s health emergency to pandemic…
Better Than Basics: Ending Malaria Through Innovation
Mosquito control “basics” - long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor residual spraying, and larvicide application – are credited with much of the tremendous progress made against malaria over the last 25…
World Malaria Day 2022: “Africa’s Iron Lady” Pushes for Tougher Pandemic Response on Capitol Hill
Internationally known as Africa’s “Iron Lady,” former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined Malaria No More for World Malaria Day 2022 in Washington, D.C. to deliver a message directly to…
