Malaria Alliance to Reconvene during African Union Summit

 

African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) Convenes during African Union Summit
Leaders Unite to Defeat Malaria
 
 
ALMA will host its first working session at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 1, 2010. Convened by President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, African Heads of State and Government will work through challenges and highlight progress to date in the effort to protect all people at-risk from the disease. Both events kick-off the countdown to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call for universal coverage of malaria interventions by December 31, 2010. 
 
PARTICIPANTS:       Led by President Jakaya Kikwete, and ALMA Interim Executive Director Joy Phumaphi, and working closely with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria, Ray Chambers, participants will include Heads of State from across Africa.
 
AGENDA:                   Leaders from African nations will discuss key factors involved in developing and executing successful national malaria control campaigns, and work to develop a collective strategy to ensure that the Secretary-General’s 2010 goal of universal access to malaria control intervention is met.
 
DATE:                        Monday, February 1, 2010, from 13:15 to 14:30
 
PLACE:                      UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
 
 
ABOUT ALMA:
 
ALMA is the first Head of State-level assembly expressly dedicated to ending deaths from the disease. During the United Nations General Assembly in 2009, ALMA has was established  to meet African Union and General Assembly goals of providing universal prevention and treatment coverage by the end of 2010 and eliminating preventable deaths by 2015. ALMA provides a high level forum to ensure efficient procurement, distribution, and utilization of malaria control interventions; the sharing of most effective malaria control practices; and ensure that malaria remains high on the global policy agenda.Through ALMA, Heads of State and Government from over 25 African nations will ensure a coordinated and effective response to the scourge of malaria.
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