Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT The RBM E-update provides the latest information on partnership news and events. http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/ http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2008-03-11.htm The Fourth Meeting of the RBM Harmonization Working Group; First World Malaria Day; Partners Discuss Scaling-Up Net Delivery; Singer Jordin Sparks raises funds to fight malaria in Africa; RBM Partnership Welcomes New UN Malaria Envoy; A high-level international malaria conference to discuss providing long-term availability of malaria prevention and treatment by 2015... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2008-03-11.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2008-02-15.htm Health and Business Leaders Announce an Ambitious Malaria Control Effort to Save over 3 Million Lives in 5 Years, Malaria-endemic countries in Southern Africa prepare to embark on a life-saving voyage on the Zambezi River, 10th Meeting of The RBM Partnership Monitoring & Evaluation Reference Group (MERG), Le paludisme & les enfants, We Can't Afford to Wait: The Business Case for Rapid Scale-up of Malaria Control in Africa, Country information on Progress and Challenges towards SUFI... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2008-02-15.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2008-01-10.htm 13th Roll Back Malaria Partnership Board Meeting in Addis Ababa, Malaria community applauds Clinton $1 billion a year pledge, Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announces record figure of US $471 million for malaria, UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Health Calls on All Actors to Fulfil their Human Rights Duties in the Fight against Malaria, SADC malaria week welcomes launch of SARN, International Colloquia on Malaria in the Mekong Region, Hanoi, EARN Annual Coordination for Implementation Support Meeting, Defining and Defeating the Intolerable Burden of Malaria III: Progress and Perspectives, All-Party Parliamentary Malaria Group Calls for Strong Support to the Immediate Launch of An Affordable Medicines Facility for Malaria... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2008-01-10.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-10-04.htm Roll Back Malaria Executive Director and HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium visit United Republic of Tanzania to encourage more action against malaria, Finalizing the Roll Back Malaria Partnership Harmonized Workplan, Roll Back Malaria Partnership Welcomes Donor Pledges Totaling US$9.7 billion for the Global Fund to Fight HIV AIDs, TB and Malaria, Germany and Britain announce new International Health Partnership, PSM working group has a strong role to play in country support, RBM partners, GLAMOUR magazine, and trend-setting fashion designers team up to protect women and children at risk for malaria, RBM Partnership Harmonization Working Group Meeting, RBM Joins the International Community in Celebrating the First Anniversary of UNITAID, Faire mieux et plus ensemble contre le paludisme, Launch of Madagascar Integrated Measles Campaign... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-10-04.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-09-10.htm Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium joins global campaign to Roll Back Malaria, WHO releases new guidance on insecticide-treated mosquito nets, AFRO and RBM agree on a framework for collaboration, Estimated global resources needed to attain international malaria control goals, RBM Partnership Harmonization Working Group Meeting... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-09-10.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-08-02.htm MDGs: Reaching the halfway point, MDG Quiz, RBM MERG meeting, Call for nominations for GFATM communities delegation malaria seat, RFI Interview with Prof. Awa Marie Coll-Seck, RBM Procurement and Supply Chain Management Working Group meeting, All-Party Parliamentary Malaria Group meeting on the ACT subsidy, Clinton launches Global ACT subsidy pilot in Tanzania, East and Southern African Annual Malaria Conference, Prof Coll-Seck's presentation on the Global ACT subsidy, Operations, Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of ITN and IRS Programs, West African Regional network meeting... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-08-02.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-06-10.htm G8 Summit Declaration; The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) becomes a central Roll Back Malaria Partner in 10 focus countries; Establishment of worldwide "Malaria Day" - approved at 60th World Health Assembly (WHA); 12th RBM Partnership Board meeting, 10-11 May, Geneva; Mock Technical Review Panel, 4-7 June, Nairobi; Enhancing Private Sector Contribution to AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria responses at country level, Dakar, 4 - 6 June 2007; RBM MERG meeting, 6-8 June, Washington DC; SADC and SARN meetings, 9-15 June, Swaziland; WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ON AFRICA, JUNE 13-15, Capetown;Tanzania: innovative communication campaign to raise awareness and promote understanding of the new malaria case management policy; PSM Working Group meeting, 9-10 July, Washington DC... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-06-10.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-05-10.htm Africa Malaria Day, 25 April 2007; New RBM Board Members selected from West, Central, Southern and Eastern Africa; Global Malaria Community Kick Starts Campaign to Secure Additional Resources; Joint HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria preparation for GFATM R7 submissions, Harare, Zimbabwe, 17-20 April; Roll Back Malaria Partners set ambitious financial targets for 19 African countries fighting malaria; RBM consultations with Ministers of Health at African Union Conference; The 12th Roll Back Malaria Board Meeting and Pre-board working sessions... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-05-10.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-04-10.htm Africa Malaria Day, 25 April 2007; UK Malaria financing report, 15 March; Consensus Statement on the use of wash resistant insecticide treatment kits as an interim strategy; Princess of Africa Foundation launched; Targeted support for Global Fund Round 7: Workshops 26-29 March in Nairobi; 2-5 April in Douala; RBM malaria endemic country constituency consultation; Corporate Response to Malaria, 12 March, Washington DC; Experts Discuss Malaria Research Strengthening in Africa, 26-30 March, Brazzaville; RBM malaria endemic country constituency consultation; Briefing on Global ACT Subsidy, 10 April, Johannesburg; WARN Annual Meeting, 16-17 April, Benin; RBM Procurement and Supplies Management Working Group Meeting, late April (tentative), Geneva; RBM Partnership Board Meeting, 10-11 May, Geneva... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-04-10.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-03-08.htm Africa Malaria Day, 25 April 2007; Launch of New Simple to Use Drug Against Malaria (ASAQ); Roll Back Malaria Rwanda consultation, 12 February, Rwanda; Launch of Friends of the Global Fund Africa, 12-13 February, Rwanda; US Congress approves record support for the Global Fund and increase for USAID malaria programs; Joint WHO/RBM Mission to Sierra Leone, 4-9 February... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-03-08.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-02-06.htm Global Subsidy for ACTs Agreed in Amsterdam; A Well-Coordinated Child Survival Campaign for Rwanda; 2nd CARN Annual Meeting, 19 January, Gabon; 2nd RBM Harmonization Working Group Meeting, 15 - 16 January, Geneva; Malaria Advocacy Working Group (MAWG), 10 - 11 January, London; Multi-Partner Validation Mission to Mozambique, 22-31 January, Maputo, Mozambique; Southern African Regional Network Meeting, 22-24 Feb, Tanzania... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-02-06.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-01-10.htm WHO and RBM Partnership sign MoU for Secretariat Hosting, 16 December 2006, Geneva; 2nd Harmonization Working Group Meeting, 15-17 January 2007, Geneva... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2007-01-10.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-12-01.htm 11th RBM Partnership Board Meeting, 10-11 Nov, Geneva; Harmonization Working Group (HWG) Meeting, 13-14 Nov; Coalition Against Malaria France (CAM France) official launch, 15 Nov; A Guide to Gender and Malaria Resources; VOICES Regional Meeting, 5-8 Dec, Mozambique; White House Summit on Malaria, 14 Dec, Washington DC; RBM Partnership 1st Malaria Advocacy Working Group (MAWG), 10 - 11 Jan 07, London; RBM Partnership 8th MERG Meeting, 10-12 Dec, Zambia... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-12-01.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-11-01.htm Price of ACT Coartem reduced by third (29 September); 7th Meeting of the RBM Partnership Malaria in Pregnancy (MIP) Working Group (10-12 October, Nigeria); Unite against Malaria Luncheon Hosted by the World Bank (26 October, Washington D.C.); Youth Against Malaria Concert (29 October, USA); 11th Roll Back Malaria Partnership Board Meeting (10-11 Nov)... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-11-01.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-10-01.htm Dakar - Countries Identify Resource Requirements to Enable Malaria Scale-up (7-15 September); WHO Reaffirms IRS as Primary Intervention in Fight Against Malaria (15 September 2006); International Footballers speak to African Communities through TV spots; Malaria Commitment delivered at Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting (20-22 September 2006); Ethiopia - Advocacy partners conduct malaria journalist training (September); Kenya's Head of State to Launch National Malaria Communication Strategy (25 September); Young Leaders to Tackle Development Challenges at United Nations Summit in New York (29-31 October 2006); RBM Partnership Malaria in Pregnancy (MIP) Working Group (10-12 October 2006) Abuja, Nigeria... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-10-01.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-09-04.htm RBM Partnership at the International AIDS Conference (13-18 August); African Ministers and Malaria Programme Managers briefed on RBM Partnership Change Initiative; WHO Regional Committee (28 Aug - 1 Sept); East and Southern Africa Annual Malaria Conference (14-18 August); Scaling-up Gap Analysis Consolidation Meeting, Dakar (7-9 Sept); NEW RESOURCES ON THE RBM PARTNERSHIP WEBSITE: MMSS webpage, Global Advocacy webpage, Country Action webpage; Scaling-up Gap Analysis Consolidation Meeting, Dakar (7-9 Sept); 11th Roll Back Malaria Partnership Board Meeting (10-11 Nov); ITN Quarterly Report: Issue 4... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-09-04.htm http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-08-07.htm Resource Gap Analysis and Round 6 Malaria Proposal Workshops (10 -21 July); 10th Roll Back Malaria Partnership Board Meeting (26-27 July); Inter-Faith Summit on Africa (19-21 July); Launch of malaria guidelines for African employers (27 July); G8 leaders welcomed RBM Partnership efforts to save children from malaria (16 July); Special RBM Partnership Workshop and Global Village Stand - XVI AIDS conference Toronto, Canada (14- 19 August)... http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/eupdate/rbmEupdate2006-08-07.htm