Focus Area: Global Health Initiative Launched: April 2010
Mission: Imagine No Malaria Established: 2008
Partnerships: United Nations Foundations, The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Objective: To end preventable deaths from malaria in Africa, especially children and pregnant women. Strategy: Grassroots movement: Engaging the global community! Reinforced advocacy! Expanding of fundraising! Results: • Malaria’s impa
ct has been cut in
half to a death ev ery 60 seconds. • Following rece nt UMC activities , insecticide-treat Democratic Repu ed net usage rate blic of Congo, an s have increased d Zimbabwe, exce velopment Goals in Sierra Leone, eding the 80% ra . te outlined in the Millennium De• Ministry progra ms empower the people of Africa, agencies and glob earning praise fr al health leaders, om government like the Bill & Mel Malaria Initiative inda Gates Foun . dation and the Pr esident’s
Impact At A
Glance:
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