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  <title>Y's Men International joins global fight against malaria</title> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-11-18.html</link> 
  <description>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.</description> 
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  <title>Global Roadmap To End Malaria Launched At UN Summit</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-09-25.html</link> 
  <description>Four million malaria deaths can be diverted by 2015 cites RBM Partnership..</description> 
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  <title>Global Effort on Malaria Kicks Off in France</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pa2008-09-08.html</link> 
  <description>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...</description> 
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  <title>ExxonMobil launches announcement on malaria for 2008 Olympic games</title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pa2008-08-14.html</link> 
  <description>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...</description> 
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  <title>Roll Back Malaria calls for G8 attention</title> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-07-02.html</link> 
  <description>Health leaders urge G8 parliamentarians to deliver healthcare in Africa...</description> 
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  <title>Malaria: An Obstacle to Development. Private Public Partnership Calls for Concerted Action at WEF</title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-06-06.html</link> 
  <description>RBM Zambezi expedition highlights economic challenges and opportunities in the region...</description> 
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  <title>Le paludisme : un obstacle au développement. Un partenariat public privé appelle à une action concertée au WEF</title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-06-06-fr.html</link> 
  <description>L'expédition RBM-Zambèze souligne les défis économiques et les opportunités de la région...</description> 
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  <title>RBM Media Alert: Leaders to Focus on Malaria at Tokyo Conference</title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-05-26.html</link> 
  <description>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...</description> 
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  <title>Malaria Partnership Launches &quot;Cover The Bed Net Gap&quot; Initiative To Protect Everyone At Risk Of Malaria In Africa</title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-04-25b.html</link> 
  <description>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...</description> 
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  <title>Now let us break these walls</title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-04-25.html</link> 
  <description>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...</description> 
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  <title>Faire tomber les murs qui nous séparent pour associer nos efforts</title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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  <description>Sur la liste des problèmes mondiaux requérant l'attention de la communauté internationale, le paludisme peut ne pas sembler à première vue une priorité absolue. Il tue plus d'un million de personnes par an et infecte entre 350 et 500 millions d'individus...</description> 
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  <title>Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition arrives in Livingstone to international welcome on World Malaria Day</title> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-04-24.html</link> 
  <description>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...</description> 
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  <title>2,500- Kilometre River Challenge Spotlights Africa's Malaria Fight</title> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-03-26.html</link> 
  <description>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...</description> 
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  <title>Un défi fluvial de 2 500 km pour attirer l'attention sur le combat contre le paludisme en Afrique</title> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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  <description>Le partenariat &quot;Faire reculer le paludisme&quot; (RBM) a annoncé aujourd'hui le lancement d'une expédition de 2,500 kilomètres sur le Zambèze en Afrique pour attirer l'attention sur le paludisme comme étant l'un des problèmes de santé publique majeurs dans la région, et obtenir un soutien politique visant à l'intensification du combat contre ce fléau...</description> 
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  <title>RBM Partnership Welcomes New UN Malaria Envoy</title> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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  <description>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...</description> 
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  <title>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</title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-01-25.html</link> 
  <description>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 $30 billion in Africa, prevent 672 million malaria cases, and free up 427,000 needed hospital beds over five years...</description> 
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  <title>Les leaders mondiaux de la santé et des affaires annoncent un effort de 36 mois pour intensifier les mesures de contrôle du paludisme en Afrique</title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
  <link>http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/globaladvocacy/pr2008-01-25-fr.html</link> 
  <description>.5 millions de vies pourraient être sauvées dans les 5 prochaines années suite à une rapide mise à l'échelle des programmes de prévention et des mesures de traitements dans les 30 pays les plus touchés en Afrique, selon un nouveau rapport publié aujourd'hui au Forum économique mondial de Davos. De plus, une rapide mise à l'échelle permettrait d'augmenter en Afrique la production économique annuelle jusqu'à 30 milliards US$, de prévenir 672 millions de cas de paludisme et de libérer ainsi 472.000 lits d'hôpitaux au cours des 5 prochaines années...</description> 
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