Together, we can be the generation to #BeatMalaria. A campaign of the @unfoundation
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196 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets were distributed in 2025 in countries where the @GlobalFund invests. A critical tool in protecting communities and preventing malaria.
Read more: theglobalfund.org/en/results…
Malaria transmission is entering peak season in parts of East and Southern Africa. Here's what communities are doing to be as safe as possible.
A potential breakthrough in the fight against malaria: @USFHealth researchers identified a new way to target P. vivax, a malaria parasite that can hide in the liver and cause malaria to return months or even years later.
Read more: bit.ly/4xWrDgv
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The process to select the next @WHO Director General is underway. Watch the full conversation to hear directly from some of the candidates about their vision for the future of global health here: bit.ly/4iQNDp6
At #UNGA81, Dr. Hanan H. Balkhy, Dr. Ji Ho Cha and Budi Gunadi Sadikin - all declared or undeclared candidates as of this discussion - shared their priorities and perspectives on some of the biggest challenges facing global health, from financial constraints and rising disease outbreaks to strengthening systems for health product pre-qualification.
Thank you to @ConcordiaSummit and @StopTB and to Dentons for hosting this conversation.
20 years ago, our campaign began with a simple idea: no one should die needlessly from malaria when we have the tools to keep them safe.
At “Stepping Up the Fight to Beat Malaria,” our #UNGA81 side event, we celebrated alongside our partners and sponsors, @VBCPublicHealth @BASF
In just a few days, $250 million in U.S. funding for malaria could expire.
We are grateful to @SenatorCollins for pushing for the release of these funds to ensure America’s lifesaving malaria programs have the support they need.
See the full letter here: appropriations.senate.gov/ne…
20 years of progress. 20 years of partnership. United, we can be the generation to beat malaria.
This week, United to Beat Malaria celebrates 20 years of progress on the sidelines of the @UN General Assembly. #beatmalaria #unitedtobeatmalaria
A century of clinical data across sub-Saharan Africa shows that climate change is slowly reshaping where malaria hits the hardest. Monitoring these shifts will allow us to direct resources where they are most needed. Read the full study here: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
In 2025, 167 million malaria cases were treated in
countries where the @GlobalFund invests –
reflecting the power of country leadership.
Read more:
theglobalfund.org/en/results…
Ever heard of Odysseus Malaria?
Also known as airport malaria, it is named after the Greek hero who traveled far from home. Like Odysseus, mosquitoes travel long distances, sometimes surviving flights and carrying malaria to new places.
Before Rabria Moore left Mississippi for Zambia, she filled a prescription for antimalarial medication and packed it in her carry-on. The people she came to know there did not have the same access to prevention. – at Mississippi, USA
A win for global health research: The UK government has just committed over £100 million for research into malaria and other deadly diseases. Read the full story at the-independent.com/news/hea…
Fort Bragg. Fort Carson. Fort Riley. Walter Reed.
All four treated American service members for malaria last year.
The disease we eliminated in the U.S. in 1951 still walks through our own hospital doors. 🧵
Malaria reaches U.S. civilians too. The @CDCgov still records roughly 2k cases a year, almost entirely from travelers returning home.