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United to Beat Malaria The United Nations Foundation's United to Beat Malaria campaign works to end malaria in our lifetimes
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The United Nations Foundation's United to Beat Malaria campaign is a global, grassroots campaign to raise awareness and funding to beat malaria, a leading cause of death among children in Africa. United to Beat Malaria provides everyone – students to CEOs, bishops to basketball players – the opportunity to join the fight against malaria by giving $10 to send a net and save a life.

Malaria transmission peaks in different regions at different times depending on climate and rainfall. In warm regions cl...
10/08/2026

Malaria transmission peaks in different regions at different times depending on climate and rainfall. In warm regions close to the equator, malaria is in full swing year round.

However, in parts of East Africa, like Kenya and Uganda, and certain regions of Southern Africa, peak malaria season is beginning now. Here's what communities are doing to be as prepared and safe as possible.

A new discovery brings us one step closer to a malaria vaccine.USF Health-University of South Florida researchers identi...
10/02/2026

A new discovery brings us one step closer to a malaria vaccine.

USF Health-University of South Florida researchers identified a new way to target P. vivax, a parasite that can hide in the live and cause malaria to return months or even years later. By identifying a vulnerable part of the parasite, researchers have uncovered a new avenue for developing vaccines.

This finding is an important step toward expanding the tools available to prevent malaria.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4xWrDgv

The process to select the next World Health Organization (WHO) Director General is underway. Watch the full conversation...
09/29/2026

The process to select the next World Health Organization (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: https://bit.ly/4iQNDp6

At , 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 Concordia and 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 already have the ...
09/26/2026

20 years ago, our campaign began with a simple idea: no one should die needlessly from malaria when we already have the tools to keep them safe. Nothing but Nets was born.

Fast forward two decades, millions of bed nets and other critical supplies distributed, and countless lives protected. We have a new name, but the mission remains the same: beating malaria.

We were honored to be joined by so many leaders in this fight at “Stepping Up the Fight to Beat Malaria,” our side event celebrating this milestone and looking ahead to the future of malaria elimination.

We heard from the world’s leading experts on the innovative approaches that could make elimination in the Americas a reality and what other parts of the world can learn from those experiences. We heard about the transformative power of the malaria vaccine. And we heard about the full suite of innovations – from improved bed nets to spatial emanators to more effective insecticides to innovative new community engagement strategies.

We were also proud to honor Calvin Anderson and Sheree Lanihun-Anderson for their inspiring and tireless advocacy for this cause. We could not ask for better partners.

A huge thank you to our speakers Sania Nishtar, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr , Peter Yeo, Margaret McDonnell, Justin M. Cohen, Jason Clark, Emma Margarita Iriarte, Dianne Stewart, Philip Welkhoff, Rebecca Vander Meulen and Ken Brown.

And a very special thank you to our incredible sponsors, Valent BioSciences Public Health and BASF who made this possible.

Together, we will be the generation to .

Mobilize to Immunize kicks off Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00pm ET!Join ShotAtLife, United to Beat Malaria, and Health for U...
09/25/2026

Mobilize to Immunize kicks off Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00pm ET!

Join ShotAtLife, United to Beat Malaria, and Health for US for a kickoff webinar launching a six week advocacy activation focused on U.S. global health.

Each week, we’ll guide you through a new advocacy action, from signing a petition to contacting your members of Congress, with the tools and resources you need to take action and make your voice heard.

The webinar will share more about how ShotAtLife and United to Beat Malaria are working together under the Health for US banner while continuing their individual campaign work.

Register to join us live or receive a recording if you can’t make it!

In just a few days, Fiscal Year 2026 comes to an end, and as much as $1.3 billion in unobligated funds appropriated for ...
09/25/2026

In just a few days, Fiscal Year 2026 comes to an end, and as much as $1.3 billion in unobligated funds appropriated for global health could be expiring. Of that, about $250 million is for malaria — money that could save tens of thousands of lives if it reaches the programs Congress intended.

We are grateful to U.S. Senator Susan Collins for pushing for the release of these funds, and encourage Congress and the administration to work together to ensure America’s lifesaving malaria programs have the support they need.

See the full letter here: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majority/sen-collins-urges-administration-to-spend-global-health-programs-funding

New research is expanding our understanding of how malaria spreads. A century of clinical data across sub-Saharan Africa...
09/17/2026

New research is expanding our understanding of how malaria spreads. A century of clinical data across sub-Saharan Africa shows that climate change is slowly reshaping where malaria hits the hardest.

While climate change is not the main driver of the spread, rising temperatures have made it easier for mosquitos to survive and spread malaria in East and Southern Africa, while making some areas in West Africa too hot for transmission.

This trend reflects a broader threat of various vector-borne diseases becoming more prevalent in new areas as vector habitats expand. Monitoring these shifts through strong global health programs will allow us to direct resources where they are most needed over time.

Malaria risks resurging as drug and insecticideresistance, extreme weather events, conflictand funding shortfalls threat...
09/16/2026

Malaria risks resurging as drug and insecticide
resistance, extreme weather events, conflict
and funding shortfalls threaten hard-won
progress.

Yet countries continue to adapt. In
2025, 167 million malaria cases were treated in
countries where the The Global Fund invests –
reflecting the power of country leadership.

Read more:
https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/results/

Have you ever heard of Odysseus Malaria? This phenomenon, also known as airport malaria, is named after the Greek hero w...
09/10/2026

Have you ever heard of Odysseus Malaria?

This phenomenon, also known as airport malaria, is named after the Greek hero who traveled far from home and shows how diseases can cross borders without people ever being infected abroad. When Mosquitoes survive air travel, they can carry malaria and other vector-borne diseases far beyond where they are typically found.

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