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| To provide a coordinated international approach to fighting malaria — a disease that kills more than a million people each year, most of them children — the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Global Partnership was launched in 1998 by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNDP and the World Bank. RBM’s goal is to halve the burden of malaria by 2010. 
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| DAKAR ROCKS TO ROLL BACK MALARIA Leaders unite to escalate the fight against Africa’s child killer... CONCERT À DAKAR POUR FAIRE RECULER LE PALUDISME Union pour intensifier la lutte contre ce fléau qui tue 3000 enfants africains par jour... CREATIVE TALENT AND CORPORATE CLOUT JOIN FORCES TO FIGHT MALARIA Celebrities and industry leaders announced today a major new collaboration... ARTISTES ET ENTREPRISES S'UNISSENT POUR COMBATTRE LE PALUDISME Des célébrités et des dirigeants d'entreprise ont aujourd'hui annoncé une importante nouvelle initiative pour accélérer la lutte contre le paludisme... |
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Sponsor Background About the Sumitomo Chemical Company The company offers a diverse range of products, including petrochemicals, basic chemicals, fine chemicals, IT-related chemicals, agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and is aggressively pursuing a large-scale refining and petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia and the production of materials for liquid crystal displays (LCDs). A strongly R & D-oriented company, Sumitomo is the inventor of the Olyset long-lasting mosquito net technology, capable of remaining effective in controlling malaria-transmitting mosquitoes for at least 5 years without retreatment. In its commitment to ensure stable supply in Africa, Sumitomo, in close cooperation with the WHO, UNICEF, and ExxonMobil, transferred its Olyset technology to A to Z Textile Mills in Tanzania. About the United Nations Foundation The UN Foundation, along with the American Red Cross, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO), have led the Measles Initiative since it was launched in February 2001. The largest integrated health intervention of its kind, the Measles Initiative has vaccinated 200 million children and prevented 1.2 million measles deaths and in 2004, began to evaluate a nationwide approach to combat malaria, distributing more than 800,000 insecticide-treated nets in Togo. About Exxon Mobil Corporation |
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