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What Will it Take for Zambia to Eliminate Malaria?

Dr. Elizabeth Chizema Kawesha, Hope Randall — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:08:00 -0700

Now the country has an ambitious new goal: to begin work to end malaria transmission once and for all. PATH staff recently sat down with Dr. Elizabeth Chizema Kawesha to discuss the Zambia’s new strategy.

Illustrating the Global Fight Against Malaria

Alexandra Farnum, Douglas Hopper — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:00:00 -0700

This Global Fund infographic offers a clear and powerful snapshot of where we stand in the global fight against malaria.

A Bold Idea for Malaria Treatment Goes Global

Steve Davis — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:11:00 -0700

A new source of artemisinin,the key ingredient for gold-standard malaria treatment, will have a dramatic impact on global efforts to fight malaria and save lives.

Why the Global Fund Is a Terrific Investment

Bill Gates — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:09:13 -0700

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that it will need $15 billion to continue its life-saving work. If the world comes together to meet this replenishment goal, it will build on one of its greatest achievements of the past decade by saving millions more lives.

A Global Update on Tuberculosis

Jennifer James — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:58:00 -0700

In the fight against tuberculosis, "We have a choice: we can invest now or we can pay forever." - Global Fund

How Red Nose Day Is Helping to Combat Malaria in Africa

Brenda Blethyn — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:21:39 -0700

When Comic Relief invited me to Uganda for Red Nose Day to meet families affected by malaria, I was worried and scared in equal measures. But the reality of Uganda's malaria epidemic was far worse than I imagined, and all the more heart-breaking because it's so easily remedied.

The Global Fund: Saving More Lives with Every Dollar

Deborah Derrick — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 -0700

Recently, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – which has saved millions of lives around the world over the past decade – launched a new funding model to further strengthen the impact of every dollar that it delivers to families and communities around world.

Let Malaria Take No More Children From Us

Jo Yirrell — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:00:00 -0800

This Mother’s Day, I want to share an idea with you – no Mum should lose a child to a disease that’s preventable and costs less than a Sunday paper to treat. I’m talking about malaria. The disease that claims a life every minute, and that in 2005 took my son Harry from me.

What I Learned on a Hillside in Rwanda

Chris Helfrich — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:00:26 -0800

My unforgettable visit last week to Gihembe Refugee Camp in Rwanda with the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign reinforced two things. One: Our collective work to fight malaria is paying off. Two: We still have a lot of work to do to end malaria deaths for good.

Photo of the Day: 1 Billion Euros to Fight AIDS, TB, & Malaria

Gates Foundation — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:02:36 -0800

Photo of the day for Thursday, January 24, 2013.