Block Malaria Africa Initiative

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Since 2018, African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) has been at the forefront of disseminating the Africa's Malaria Progress Report at the African Union Summit!

At the just concluded African Union summit in Addis Ababa, the sitting ALMA Chair, H.E President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau took the stage to brief AU Heads of State and Government on the latest progress and bottlenecks in malaria control and elimination efforts across the continent.

You now have the opportunity to read more about the successes and challenges surrounding the fight against in Africa through the 2023 AU Malaria Progress Report.

Click the link below to download the report: https://alma2030.org/heads-of-state-and-government/african-union-malaria-progress-reports/2023-africa-malaria-progress-report/

Earlier this year, our team lead shared about the malaria situation in Nigeria & further highlighted the work we do at Block Malaria Africa Initiative in an interview with HealthAssay.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/wfzO5luvckc?si=bgTDLbYdFvzJSND5

CONVERSATION ON

Today, our team lead Odinaka Kingsley Obeta will be facilitating a conversation on the platform of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Nasarawa State.

The conversation will focus on understanding the malaria situation in Nigeria and relating the need for why now is the

It's World Malaria Day! With over 2 billion cases prevented and 11.7 million lives saved in 2021, we’re within reach of ending malaria with a growing number of countries approaching malaria elimination. But a global decrease in funding and increased biological resistance threaten malaria control and elimination efforts, putting both existing and future progress at risk.

We have innovative new tools and approaches at our disposal, such as the world’s first malaria vaccine, new insecticide formulations and sophisticated genetic disease monitoring and sequencing. But despite remarkable progress, efforts to roll out essential, highly effective commodities and innovations at scale remain significantly under-resourced.

This World Malaria Day, we call for bold investments from public and private sectors to accelerate and scale up new and existing tools, to build upon the progress made over the last decade. In 2023, it’s .

FACTS!

🗝️Since 2000, global partnership and sustained investment has transformed the fight against malaria – preventing 2 billion malaria cases, saving 11.7 million lives, and putting eradication within reach.

🗝️ While many countries came together to fight for what counts at last year’s Global Fund Replenishment, an unprecedented shortfall of more than 50% in global malaria funding is now holding countries back from maintaining life-saving malaria programmes at current levels and reaching everyone living at risk from malaria.

TIME TO DELIVER ZERO MALARIA

World Malaria Day is marked each year on 25 April and brings together the global malaria community to highlight global efforts to end malaria, the need for sustained political commitment and continued investment for malaria control and elimination.

Today, funding shortfalls and emerging biological threats are brewing a perfect storm for malaria. Emerging biological threats threaten the effectiveness of existing tools and inadequate investment in controlling the disease in high-burden countries represents the “greatest threat” to gains the world has made. Meanwhile, last year’s Global Fund Replenishment fell short of what is needed to maintain malaria programmes, scale up the latest innovations and reach everyone at risk.

Now is the time to take decisive action to deliver on our goal of zero malaria and achieve 2030 targets. This World Malaria Day, countries and partners must come together to urgently invest in programmes, innovate to develop new tools and approaches and implement national strategies to accelerate progress against this age-old disease.

Join the fight against malaria today!

🌍Globally, women and girls are disproportionately impacted by - further deepening inequalities in all aspects of life including in the classroom. We must recommit to the fight to and 🔑 unlock women's potential ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾.

Have you read our story as published by Social Voices??

Take a read!

Block Malaria Africa Initiative is contributing to the African Union malaria policy | Social Voices Recently, Social Voices reported on how the initiative is using behavioural change communication to fight malaria in Nigeria.

Today is

Starts with science! ⚗️ 🧪 🧫 🧬

There is no silver bullet to end malaria. Until we eradicate the disease for good, we need constant innovation 💡 and strategic delivery 🚚 of existing tools 🛠️ to stay one step 👣 ahead of evolving mosquito and parasite 🦟

This , join us to ensure world leaders step up their commitments to achieve Replenishment target 🎯 of $18 billion and save 20 million lives from HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria!

Today marks 125 years since British Scientist Ronald Ross discovered that female mosquitoes transmit between humans🧍🏽‍♂️🦟 for which he received the Prize for physiology and medicine.

But did you know scientists like Ronald are still at the heart of the malaria fight, driving crucial research 🔎 and innovation 💡 that is key 🔑 to achieving a world free from malaria!

This , we thank scientists 🧑🏼‍🔬🧑🏾‍🔬👩🏿‍🔬 around the world for their work to develop new tools 🕸️ 💉 💊 🧬 to fight malaria and stay a step ahead of the constantly evolving mosquito!

Beside blocking from taking away more lives across communities, we create time to participate in amazing trainings, workshop and bootcamps aimed at helping out team grow better.

Earlier today, our team participated in a one-day bootcamp hosted by here in Jos Nigeria. The impact bootcamp was focused on helping nonprofit leaders foster collaboration, partnerships and good leadership for better Impact.

We are super grateful to Thinking Cap Literacy Initiative for the opportunity to be a part of this great event!

Have you read our story on social voices?

Take a read of how Block Malaria Africa Initiative started and how much impact our work has had over the years.

https://socialvoices.org/in-jos-an-initiative-is-using-behavioural-change-communication-to-fight-malaria/

In Jos, an initiative is using behavioural change communication to fight malaria | Social Voices Data from UNICEF show that every two minutes, a child under five dies of malaria; the highest prevalence being in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Despite progress, and continue to thrive. We cannot allow half the world to continue to suffer from preventable and treatable diseases. At the leaders will commit to ending and , and save millions more lives.

📣 We're calling on world leaders to urgently increase commitments critical to ending and Neglected Tropical Diseases ( ) at the on 23 June. By demanding action we can for countries to build a healthier and better world for us all 🌎

ITS WORLD MALARIA DAY 2022

Today, we celebrate the commitment and effort of all health workers, policy makers, NGOs, communities & youths working actively towards ending malaria.

May we continue to advance equity even as we build resilience towards ending malaria for good.

Today we celebrate a distinguished personality and a global leader. Dr. Laz Ude Eze is a valuable member of our board of trustees and have made immense contribution to our growth and development as an organisation!

On this occasion of your birthday sir, we wish you many more beautiful years ahead in good health, wealth and beautiful memories.

From all of us,
At Block Malaria Africa

It is exactly one month to the 2022 and we're gearing up for this great event!

Keep tabs on our socials to follow up on our planned activities in commemoration of this great day!

YOU TOO CAN FIGHT MALARIA!

As we draw closer to the 2022 , we want to remind you to make a commitment towards ending malaria in your community by keep your environment clean and void of stagnant water.

Malaria can be stopped, but it will take the commitment of everyone including you!

Today we celebrate our Board chairman , a leading communication and knowledge management expert who over the past five years have watched us grow from an idea, to a project and now an organization while providing us with steady mentorship and support through this transition periods.

We are so honoured to have you chair our board and we facilitate with you on this great occasion of your birthday, thank you for your endless contribution to our growth and development!

We value and celebrate you sir!

Happy birthday to you from all of us at Block Malaria Africa!

For years, malaria and now COVID-19 has stopped us from attending school, work and building a future. We won't allow a disease to stop us from achieving our potential anymore ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 It's time to at https://t.co/LLLonRTRgz 🦟 - ZeroMalaria

Unfortunately this is the true story of millions of young people in Africa!

At Block Malaria Africa Initiative we are committed to fighting until no child or youth in Nigeria misses school because of malaria.

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Another reminder that can be treated and very well prevented. We must partner and collaborate at all levels towards ensuring a malaria-free Africa.

📷 Some members of our medical team at a medical outreach and malaria campaign in Jos.

A Malaria-free Africa is Possible!

If malaria will ever be eliminated in Africa, it will take strong commitments and close synergy between the government, private sector and every member of the community irrespective of age, ethnic, religious affiliation or socioeconomic status.

is achievable!