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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.

05/20/2026

Yesterday, United Nations Foundation, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and UNICEF hosted an event at where global health leaders and civil society discussed how to sustain life-saving health services for mothers and children during humanitarian crises.

One key takeaway: Health services already in place for and can be leveraged to keep communities safe from other deadly diseases as well.

05/14/2026

ICMYI: $2b in appropriated global health funds are expiring in September – including $250m intended for malaria programs. There’s a real chance they could go towards paying USAID closeout costs instead.

That’s $2b that the State Department could use to save lives, advance America’s global health goals, and keep Americans safe. It needs to reach the programs where it can make a difference.

Read the explainer: https://bit.ly/2b-OMB-CN

05/07/2026

The United Nations Foundation community is mourning the loss and honoring the life of our Founder and Chairman Ted Turner.

In 1997, Ted pledged $1 billion to create the UN Foundation, the largest individual philanthropic gift in history at the time.

We are honored to carry forward his torch.

Read the statement from our President & CEO and Board Co-Chair: bit.ly/42fObvl

04/29/2026

Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved a foreign affairs spending bill for FY27. The bill includes strong funding for key global health priorities, including malaria – but the process is just getting started.

For more on what's in the bill and what's next, check out our latest blog: https://bit.ly/house-fy27-explained

04/27/2026

💡 New insights out today!

Latin America has been making huge strides in the fight against malaria. To date, 20 countries have eliminated the disease. How did they do it? By...

✅ Expanding access to diagnostics and treatment;
✅ Strengthening surveillance systems;
✅ Fostering collaboration across sectors;
✅ Sustaining political commitment and financing to get the job done;
✅ Leveraging innovations to accelerate progress.

These aren't just takeaways from one country or region – they're principles and practices that can help endemic countries across the globe achieve elimination.

For more, check out the new report: bit.ly/malaria-elimination-americas

04/25/2026

On , we recognize the enormous successes of malaria programs since 2000 – and the need to double down on the investments and innovations that will allow us to sustain it.

More effective, longer-lasting bed nets. New treatments for newborns and young infants. Spatial repellants to keep homes safe. Effective vaccines that have reached 25 countries and counting.

The anopheles mosquito and the malaria parasite may be adapting, but human industry and ingenuity are working to keep us one step ahead.

The opportunity to beat this disease has never been greater – it’s up to us to commit.

Read more: https://beatmalaria.org/blog/advocacy/on-world-malaria-day-urgent-need-genuine-opportunity/

04/24/2026

For a long time, malaria felt like an unavoidable part of life.

Today, in Burkina Faso, mothers describe something different: less anxiety, fewer severe cases and better protection for their children — and it's thanks to the malaria vaccine. Learn more from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: https://bit.ly/3OC2CXk

04/23/2026

A huge thank you to Vestergaard for sponsoring the 2026 Move Against Malaria!

For the past five years, our Move Against Malaria 5k has brought together runners, families, and supporters around the world for a shared cause: connection, impact, and a malaria-free world.

Vestergaard and United to Beat Malaria have been partners in the fight against malaria for 17 years. We are deeply grateful for their partnership, and we're excited to amplify our collective impact through this year's 5k.

For more, visit https://bit.ly/mam-26-v

04/21/2026

Fighting malaria isn’t just about preventing and treating cases. It’s about catching outbreaks before they can spread.

But did you know the early warning systems developed for malaria also help catch outbreaks of novel and emerging disease threats?

Check out this episode of Global Dispatches to learn how: https://www.globaldispatches.org/how-existing-disease-surveillance

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