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  <title>Nearly a third of all malaria affected countries on course for elimination over the next decade</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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  <description>Roll Back Malaria report launched at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Forum, Seattle...</description> 
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  <title>Roll Back Malaria report heralds record success and anticipates near-zero malaria deaths in next decade if efforts sustained</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2011-09-12.html</link> 
  <description>Global action to combat malaria has reduced deaths by more than one third, saving 1.1 million lives in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade...</description> 
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  <title>New Report Shows Zambia is Making Progress Against Malaria. Focus on Zambia, a new country report launched at the second Parliamentary Forum on Malaria on June 14 in Lusaka, shows that Zambia's increased efforts to control malaria are generating concrete results</title> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2011-06-14.html</link> 
  <description>Focus on Zambia, a new country report launched at the second Parliamentary Forum on Malaria on June 14 in Lusaka, shows that Zambia's increased efforts to control malaria are generating concrete results. Authored by the Zambian Ministry of Health and produced by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, the report finds that scaling up malaria interventions has saved the lives of an estimated 33,000 children under five since 2001, with overall child mortality dropping by 29% between 2001/2002 and 2007...</description> 
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  <title>Roll Back Malaria Partnership Board elects Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as new Board Chair </title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2011-05-23.html</link> 
  <description>The Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) Board elected Dr Victor Makwenge Kaput, Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the new chair of the RBM Board. Matthew Lynch, Director of the Global Program on Malaria at Johns Hopkins University, will continue in his role as Vice-Chair...</description> 
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  <title>The Roll Back Malaria Partnership Secretariat in Geneva exceptionally opens its doors at the World Health Organization to the public 5-15 May 2011 with &quot;Malaria: blood, sweat, and tears&quot;, an exhibition by internationally acclaimed photojournalist Adam Nadel</title> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2011-05-03.html</link> 
  <description>The public opening marks its European debut following its showing last year at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City and what was described as one of the most successful exhibitions ever hosted at the United Nations. It is estimated that over one hundred thousand people attended...</description> 
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  <title>RBM Partnership marks a decade of progress on World Malaria Day 2011 and sets its sights on near zero deaths by 2015</title> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2011-04-21-2.html</link> 
  <description>Commemorations of World Malaria Day taking place in donor and endemic countries this week highlight the considerable progress reached in the last decade, with key international figures urging an extraordinary intensification of efforts and clear plans for attaining the goal of near zero deaths by 2015...</description> 
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  <title>« Des moustiquaires pour la vie » : une installation - exposition pour interpeller et informer le grand public dans le cadre de la quatrième journée mondiale de lutte contre Paludisme</title> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2011-04-21.html</link> 
  <description>Press release in French...</description> 
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  <title>SMS for Life rolled-out nationwide in the United Republic of Tanzania</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2011-04-18.html</link> 
  <description>Improving access to essential malaria treatments on World Malaria Day...</description> 
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  <title>The fight against malaria promises to be a great development success story</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/st2011-04-12.html</link> 
  <description>Statement By Professor Awa Marie Coll-Seck...</description> 
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  <title>Oslo Malaria Conference Calls on Governments to Build Momentum Towards Zero Target</title> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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  <description>Near Zero Malaria Deaths Achievable by 2015 - Innovation and Partnership is Key...</description> 
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  <title>Malaria Advocates Call for the Removal of Taxes and Tariffs on Medicines, Bednets, and Other Life-Saving Products</title> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/ppt/DubaiLecture2011.pdf</link> 
  <description>Lecture by Prof Awa Marie Coll-Seck...</description> 
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  <title>Malaria Advocates Call for the Removal of Taxes and Tariffs on Medicines, Bednets, and Other Life-Saving Products</title> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/st2011-02-09.html</link> 
  <description>At a meeting sponsored by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership and the Malaria Taxes and Tariffs Advocacy Project (M-TAP), malaria advocates have called for the elimination of taxes and tariffs on medicines, bednets and other essential commodities that are used to fight the disease...</description> 
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  <title>Statement by the leadership of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, Stop TB Partnership and UNITAID in response to the announcement made by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria that it will enhance measures against fraud </title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/st2011-02-04.html</link> 
  <description>Statement by the leadership of RBM, Stop TB and UNITAID...</description> 
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  <title>A multisectoral problem requires a multisectoral effort </title> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/st2011-01-12.html</link> 
  <description>Statement of Prof. Awa Marie Coll-Seck...</description> 
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  <title>2011 Season's Greetings</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/st2010-12-20.html</link> 
  <description>As 2010 draws to a close, I would like to wish you and your families the very best for the holiday season. I also congratulate you all for your commitment, hard work and determination that made a difference this year...</description> 
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  <title>Senegal Achieves Significant ResultsIn Malaria Control</title> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2010-11-04.html</link> 
  <description> Senegal's success brings new hope to malaria control in Western Africa, says new report...</description> 
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  <title>New Report shows investment in malaria prevention paying off: hundreds of thousands of children's lives saved</title> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2010-09-14.html</link> 
  <description> A new report confirms that the current global investment in malaria control is saving lives and that further increases in funding will contribute significantly to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for health...</description> 
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  <title>Global Health Organisations Call for Increased Commitments to Maternal and Child Health at African Union Summit</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2010-07-26.html</link> 
  <description>On the occasion of African Union Summit, global health organisations are calling for increased commitments to improve the health of women and children in Africa in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...</description> 
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  <title>Counting Malaria Out</title> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/st2010-04-22.html</link> 
  <description>Delivered on the occasion of the Opening of the Photo Exhibition entitled &quot;Malaria, Blood Sweat and Tears&quot; at United Nations Headquarters in Commemoration of World Malaria Day 2010...</description> 
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  <title>Rural health facilities in Tanzania use mobile and electronic mapping technology to save lives</title> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2010-04-21.html</link> 
  <description>In a report presented this week to the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership unveiled the results of the SMS for Life pilot in Tanzania...</description> 
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  <title>On World Malaria Day 2010, Africa charts progress in counting malaria out - but major efforts still needed to reach global targets</title> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2010-04-19.html</link> 
  <description>The World Malaria Day 2010: Africa Update, is being launched today in New York by UNICEF and the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership...</description> 
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  <title>Roll Back Malaria report confirms aid for malaria is working but predictable long-term funding is essential to achieve Millennium Development Goals</title> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2010-03-18.html</link> 
  <description>A new report from the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership confirms that current investment in malaria control is saving lives and providing far-reaching benefits for countries. But it warns that without sustained and predictable funding, the significant contribution of malaria control toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) could be reversed....</description> 
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  <title>D'après un nouveau rapport du Partenariat Roll Back Malaria sur le paludisme, l'aide au développement pour la santé est efficace mais un financement prévisible sur le long terme est nécessaire pour atteindre les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développemen</title> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2010-03-18-fr.html</link> 
  <description>Un nouveau rapport du Partenariat Roll Back Malaria confirme que les investissements actuels en matière de lutte contre le paludisme permettent de sauver des vies et sont très bénéfiques pour les pays. Cependant, ce rapport met également en avant que sans un financement prévisible sur le long terme, l'importante contribution de la lutte contre le paludisme vers la réalisation des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement (OMD) pourrait s'inverser...</description> 
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  <title>Abu Dhabi Grants US$ 25 million to Global Malaria Partnership</title> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2010-02-09.html</link> 
  <description>The Government of Abu Dhabi announced today a grant of US$25 million, over five years, to support the work of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM)...</description> 
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  <title>Statement by Professor Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Executive Director, Roll Back Malaria Partnership, First Working Session of the African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 February, 2010</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/st2010-02-01.html</link> 
  <description>RBM is grateful for your ALMA initiative and to the UN Special Envoy for Malaria, Ray Chambers, for all that he does every day to galvanize support for our work...</description> 
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