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Immediate challenges and Special Envoy commentary

Malaria kills one million people each year, mostly pregnant women and children in Africa. It costs Africa $30 billion annually. But it doesn't have to be this way. Universal bed net coverage is the most effective malaria prevention tool.

"The aim is to put a stop to malaria deaths by ensuring universal coverage by the end of 2010...Let's get to work."

Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary-General
April 25, 2008

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News

July 26, 2010: Free Trade and the Fight against Malaria
June 23, 2010: Secretary-General Announces MDG Advocates
June 11, 2010: Battling a Scourge, TIME Magazine
May 29, 2010: Secretary-General Applauds Malaria Control Efforts in Africa
May 28, 2010: UNICEF distributing 1 Million Nets in Central African Republic
May 18, 2010: Special Envoy Addresses the World Health Assembly
May 06, 2010: Special Envoy Statement on the Passing of President Yar' Adua
May 05, 2010: African Leaders Launch Push Against Malaria
April 25, 2010: President Obama's Call to Action on World Malaria Day
April 22, 2010: World Bank Provides $200 Million for Bed Nets
April 22, 2010: Special Envoy Applauds World Bank
April 21, 2010: Social Media Envoys Support Malaria Control
April 19, 2010: Africa Charts Progress in Counting Malaria Out
March 13, 2010: Social Media Envoy Group Launches for Malaria
March 04, 2010: UN Asks Flyers to Click $2 for MassiveGood
February 20, 2010: Blair Promotes Interfaith Initiatives in Africa
February 02, 2010: Twenty Heads of State Reaffirm Malaria Goals at ALMA Summit
February 01, 2010: Malaria Alliance to Reconvene during African Union Summit
January 21, 2010: Special Envoy Statement on GSK malaria announcement & BBC Interview
January 12, 2010: "Health Buys Wealth" Goldman Sachs Report
January 07, 2010: Massive Net Distribution in DR Congo
December 15, 2009: WHO World Malaria Report Released Today
December 08, 2009: Special Envoy Visits Nigeria and Kenya
November 25, 2009: Malaria Testing and Treatment Begins in Ethiopia
November 12, 2009: USAID Provides $40 Million to Combat Malaria in Ethiopia
October 23, 2009: Nigeria to Receive 30 Million Nets Through Global Fund
October 05, 2009: Upcoming DRC Net Distribution
September 23, 2009: African Leaders to Launch Major Anti-Malaria Campaign
September 21, 2009: ALMA to Launch on Sept. 23
September 02, 2009: Bednets Help Fight Malaria in Kenya
August 18, 2009: Tanzania to get $111 Million for Malaria
August 17, 2009: Special Envoy in Tanzania and Uganda
August 01, 2009: New Net Data
July 22, 2009: The Special Envoy on WNYC
July 09, 2009: Special Envoy on the G8
July 08, 2009: About ALMA
July 06, 2009: Malaria cases in Zambia reduced by 66%
July 02, 2009: Special Envoy's Statement on the G8
June 19, 2009: Nigerian State Ahead in Malaria Control
June 15, 2009: Sean Combs & Ashton Kutcher to co-host White Party for Malaria
June 01, 2009: Nigeria plans to eradicate malaria by 2013
May 15, 2009: In Africa, Signs of Hope in Battle Against Malaria
May 15, 2009: Marching toward 2010 Malaria Targets in Mali
April 23, 2009: Special Envoy on World Malaria Day
April 21, 2009: UN Envoy: Big Business Must Help End Malaria
April 17, 2009: Ashton Kutcher Twitters for Malaria
April 10, 2009: Special Envoy Visits Nigeria
March 06, 2009: Special Envoy Reuters Blog
February 27, 2009: African Countries Almost Halfway to Malaria Milestone
February 27, 2009: UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria Progress Report
February 14, 2009: Roll Back Malaria Partnership applauds the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Malaria, Mr Ray Chambers
December 24, 2008: The killer of children: Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria remains a huge problem across Africa, The Guardian
December 17, 2008: Defeat Malaria? Yes We Can (The Wall Street Journal)
December 10, 2008: Bush Honors New Jersey Philanthropist Ray Chambers with 2008 Presidential Citizens Medal
December 08, 2008: A Vaccine That Could Help Wipe Out Malaria, Time Magazine
December 05, 2008: Nigerian Government Committed To Eradicating Malaria, President Yar'Adua Says
November 24, 2008: The killer of children: Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria remains a huge problem across Africa, The Guardian
November 17, 2008: More Children Sleep Under Malaria Nets, but Millions Still Do Not, The New York Times
October 30, 2008: Massive fall in malaria cases in Gambia sets model for Africa
September 27, 2008: On The Trail Of A Ferocious Killer, Newsweek
September 26, 2008: World Leaders Embrace Goal of Ending Malaria Deaths by 2015, The Washington Post
September 25, 2008: Global Leaders Announce $3 Billion in New Malaria Funding
September 25, 2008: RBM Launches the Global Malaria Action Plan
September 18, 2008: WHO Launches 2008 World Malaria Report
July 10, 2008: UNITAID Commits 20 Million Bed Nets for Africa
July 08, 2008: G8 Pledges 100 Million Bed Nets by the End of 2010
June 30, 2008: Tony Blair Faith Foundation Pledges to Raise $10 Million for Bed Nets by September 25.
June 24, 2008: European Council Pledges 75 Million Bed Nets for Africa
June 20, 2008: Government of Japan Gives 159,300 Bed Nets to Nigeria through UNICEF
May 25, 2008: Idol Gives Back and Corporate Sponsor ExxonMobil Raise Over $10 Million for Malaria.
April 25, 2008: Eight in Ten Malian Households with Children Protected by Bed Nets Following National Campaign (PDF).
April 09, 2008: Gordon Brown Announces UK Commitment of 20 Million Bed Nets.
April 09, 2008: Gordon Brown Announces UK Commitment of 20 Million Bed Nets.
April 01, 2008: United Methodist Church and Lutheran World Relief Pledge to Raise $200 Million with UN Foundation
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