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RBM Partnership marks a decade of progress on World Malaria Day 2011 and sets its sights on near zero deaths by 2015
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.
Geneva, 21 April 2011: - Malaria was cited as a development success story last week at the Oslo Malaria Conference, as more than 200 international stakeholders gathered to review priorities to reach the malaria related Millennium Development goals (MDGs).
"In just a decade, Africa has begun to extract itself from the grip of a disease that had been rife for millennia and was eliminated in Europe and North America over fifty years ago. But we still have a tremendous task ahead which calls for a massive intensification of our efforts, greater commitment and innovation if we want to reach the 2015 goals," said Mr Kapembwa Simbao, Minister of Health of Zambia and Chair of the RBM Partnership Board.
Progress in the fight against the disease has been attributed to the leadership of malaria endemic countries, bold partnerships with the private sector, innovative academic thinking, and increased resources made available by The Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria, the World Bank, UNITAID and the US President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) as well as bi-laterals such as France and the UK.
High level political commitment has also spurred momentum with the appointment of UNSG Special Envoy for malaria and the creation of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA).
RBM Partnership marks a decade of progress on World Malaria Day 2011 and sets its sights on near zero deaths by 2015
WHO | Malaria eradication back on the tableThe Roll Back Malaria initiative, launched by WHO in 1998, led to the Abuja Declaration in 2000, which defined progressive intervention coverage targets for control designed to eliminate malaria as a public health problem, while emphasizing that this could only be achieved through vastly strengthened local health systems.9 Increased resources through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Banks Booster Program, the US Presidents Malaria Initiative and many others has meant that this page is finally beginning to turn as intervention coverage is rising.10
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