The Initiative

Malaria kills one million people each year, mostly pregnant women and children in Africa. It costs Africa $12 billion annually. But it doesn't have to be this way.

On September 25, 2008, global leaders gathered at the UN Malaria Summit to endorse an ambitious new global malaria action plan and announce $3.2 billion in new funding toward reducing the number of malaria deaths to near zero by 2015.

As a first step the global community is rallying to provide bed nets, a proven tool that has helped several African countries to slash malaria infections and deaths by more than 50% in recent years, to the continent of Africa. MalariaProgress.org tracks progress toward this goal. Once a new net commitment is tied to clear institutional accountability, it is posted on MalariaProgress.org.

MalariaProgress.org was launched on April 25, 2008 (World Malaria Day), when United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the world to end malaria deaths as quickly as possible by providing access to prevention and treatment tools for everyone in Africa by the end of 2010. This includes access to long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor spraying, and effective medicines and diagnosis for every man, woman, and child in Africa.