Press releases 2008
Y's Men International joins global fight against malaria
Press release, 18.11.2008
RBM Partnership
The Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership Secretariat is pleased to announce the participation of Y's Men International in the global fight against a disease which claims one million lives each year, the majority of which are children in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Global Roadmap To End Malaria Launched At UN Summit
Press release, 25.09.2008
RBM Partnership
Four million malaria deaths can be diverted by 2015 cites RBM Partnership.
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Global Effort on Malaria Kicks Off in France
Media Advisory, 8.09.2008
RBM Partnership
France hosts a week of keynote events to reinforce global commitment to reducing losses from malaria. Worldwide advocacy efforts over the next month will target intensified response to the disease.
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ExxonMobil launches announcement on malaria for 2008 Olympic games
Press Statement, 8.08.2008
RBM Partnership
For the occasion of the 2008 Summer Olympic games, ExxonMobil, a committed Roll Back Malaria partner, has produced a announcement on malaria which is being broadcast on television channels in the United States.
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Roll Back Malaria calls for G8 attention
Press Release, 2.07.2008
RBM Partnership
Health leaders urge G8 parliamentarians to deliver healthcare in Africa.
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Malaria: An Obstacle to Development
Private Public Partnership Calls for Concerted Action at WEF
Press Release, 6.06.2008
RBM Partnership
RBM Zambezi expedition highlights economic challenges and opportunities in the region.
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Leaders to Focus on Malaria at Tokyo Conference
RBM Media Alert, 26.05.2008
RBM Partnership
Financing malaria control will be a commanding theme at the 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), starting on May 27 in Yokohama. African leaders will address the burden of malaria within the human security segment of the 3-day conference, signaling the significance of a disease that hampers Africa's economic development.
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Malaria Partnership Launches "Cover The Bed Net Gap" Initiative To Protect Everyone At Risk Of Malaria In Africa
Press Release, 25.04.2008
RBM Partnership
In direct response to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's call for universal coverage of malaria control in Africa, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) today launches the "Cover The Bed Net Gap" initiative to rally donor countries, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and the general public to achieve the goal of universal bed net coverage by December 31, 2010.
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Now let us break these walls
Statement by Dr Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Executive Director of RBM, the world's leading public-private partnership against malaria, 25.04.2008
RBM Partnership
It is time to recognize that even the safest national borders cannot protect us from global threats such as malaria. It is time to break the divides between different sectors of international work and integrate our efforts at achieving the goal of covering all people at risk with malaria prevention and treatment by 2010. This goal is every bit as achievable as it is worthwhile. And it is time for us all to reach for it.
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Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition arrives in Livingstone to international welcome on World Malaria Day
Press Release, 24.04.2008
RBM Partnership
Ministers of Health from Southern Africa, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Roll Back Malaria partnership executives and expedition sponsors from as far away as Japan and USA welcomed the Zambezi expedition crew as they arrived in Livingstone, Zambia to commemorate the first ever World Malaria Day.
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2,500- Kilometre River Challenge Spotlights Africa's Malaria Fight
Press Release, 26.03.2008
RBM Partnership
The Roll Back Malaria partnership (RBM) announced today the launch of a 2,500 kilometer-long expedition down the Zambezi in Africa to spotlight malaria as a major public health problem in the region and rally political support for intensifying the fight against the disease.
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RBM Partnership Welcomes New UN Malaria Envoy
Press Statement, 14.02.2008
RBM Partnership
We applaud the Secretary General's announcement today of the appointment of Mr. Ray Chambers as the United Nations' Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Malaria. Never before has the fight against malaria enjoyed such a surge of attention and support and it is only fitting that an individual with the leadership and initiative of Mr Chambers be given the important and challenging task of promoting collective action toward ending malaria deaths.
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Global Health and Business Leaders Announce 36-Month Effort to Expand Malaria Control In Africa; 3.5 Million Lives Could Be Saved in Five Years, Study Finds
Press Release, 25.01.2008
RBM Partnership, Malaria No More
3.5 million lives could be saved over the next five years through the rapid scale-up of malaria prevention and treatment measures in the 30 hardest hit countries in Africa, according to a new report released today at the World Economic Forum. Additionally, rapid scale-up would increase annual economic output by as much as $30 billion in Africa, prevent 672 million malaria cases, and free up 427,000 needed hospital beds over five years.
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The Abuja Declaration
Maputo Declaration on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Other Related Infectious Diseases
RBM Global Strategic Plan 2005-2015
Yaoundé Call to Action on Malaria
The Dakar Appeal