African Summit on Roll Back Malaria
Summary Report
Summary report on African Summit on Roll Back Malaria and Technical Briefing preceding the summit; reflections on next steps for the Global Partnership.
Economic Costs of Malaria
WHO Press Release 28/2000, 25 April 2000
Africa's GDP would be up to $100 billion greater this year if malaria had been eliminated years ago, according to new research by Harvard, London School and WHO.
The Burden of Malaria
Economic Analyses by Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Executive summary for Economics of Malaria Center for Development, Harvard University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Record-Breaking Giant Mosquito Net
Two hundred and twenty-five Nigerian schoolchildren will gather under a giant mosquito bednet - 225 times larger than the standard insecticide treated nets used to protect against malaria - in an attempt to set a world record.
RBM Press Release
April 25 2000
The African heads of state signed a declaration calling for at least one billion US dollars a year to be made available to the Roll Back Malaria movement in Africa to help achieve its aims of halving malaria deaths by the end of the decade.
Provisional Agenda
African Summit, Abuja, Nigeria, 24-25 April 2000
Provisional Agenda for Technical Meeting, 24th April 2000; Provisional Agenda for Summit Meeting, 25th April 2000.
MalSum News N 2
April 2000
Advance briefings from the Africa Summit on Roll Back Malaria, Issue N 2.
MalSum News N 1
March 2000
Advance briefings from the Africa Summit on Roll Back Malaria, Issue N 1.
Media Advisory Notice
Information on accreditation details for journalists and news crews. Photo/filming opprtunity on 18 April 2000.
African Summit on Roll Back Malaria
Brief for International Development Organisations
Proposed Summit objectives and Technical Programme, Summit venue, management of Summit preparation, accommodations, logistics, security and protocol arrangements, communication, publicity and PR.
Africa Malaria Day
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