Geneva, 25 February 2021 -- Today, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria welcomes the news that El Salvador has been officially certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO).

El Salvador is the first country in Central America to receive this accolade presented to countries which have maintained at least three consecutive years of indigenous zero malaria cases, and the third in the Americas region to be certified in recent years, following Paraguay in 2018 and Argentina in 2019.

24 February 2021: Geneva/Johannesburg/Kigali/Lagos/Nairobi: Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new youth-focused creative campaign powered by African stars launches today to ‘draw the line’ against malaria, one of humanity’s oldest and deadliest diseases.

The Draw The Line Against Malaria campaign is fronted by a team of changemakers coming together to inspire young people from across the African continent and the globe to call on their leaders at zeromalaria.org and push for political action to end malaria within a generation.

Geneva, 8 February 2021 - In line with the RBM Board Rotation Policy approved in November 2017, the RBM Partnership is seeking to appoint four new Board Members: three in May 2021 and one in November 2021. The details of the nomination and selection process are provided in this document.

Geneva, 30 November 2020—Despite the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world held the line in protecting historic gains against malaria this year, saving hundreds of thousands of lives, preserving fragile health systems, and keeping malaria at bay in countries with zero local cases.

Mombasa, 31 October 2020– Today, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the launch of Kenya’s Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign, joining the pan-African movement to strengthen local, national, and regional efforts towards a malaria-free Africa. As part of the campaign, individuals, families, communities, as well as political and business leaders will be urged to make a personal commitment to step up the fight against the disease.

Geneva, 28 October 2020--On the occasion of the 14th annual Malaria Day in the Americas, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria joins the Pan American Health Organization and other partners in honoring the communities across the region that have worked tirelessly to diagnose, treat, and prevent malaria in their area, as well as countries that continue their march towards elimination.

Geneva, 06 October 2020 - The RBM Partnership to End Malaria has today issued an urgent appeal to leaders and health policymakers across Africa to better protect millions of pregnant women and their newborn children from the devastating consequences caused by malaria in pregnancy.

Geneva, 1 October 2020 – New data confirms that over 90% of life-saving malaria intervention campaigns scheduled for this year are on track across Africa, Asia and the Americas, helping to protect millions from the disease and avoid a severe increase in malaria cases and deaths in the face of significant challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries that in recent years either reached or are on the verge of reaching zero malaria cases also are maintaining their focus on eliminating this preventable and treatable disease.

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 – To keep the malaria fight alive and front of mind during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new team of global influencers are joining with youth champions behind the Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign to inspire awareness and action this World Mosquito Day (August 20).                                                            

Geneva, 28 July 2020 – The RBM Partnership to End Malaria today announced two new members joining its Board:

• Dr Elizabeth Chizema, Coordinator, End Malaria Council, Zambia
• Dr Oluwafunmilola (Lola) Dare, President, Chestrad Global, Nigeria

Professor Maha Taysir Barakat, Board Chair of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, said: