Africa: Afcon 2013 to Mobilise Against Malaria

African football stars and heads of state will promote the Roll Back Malaria Partnership's United Against Malaria campaign throughout the 2013 Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) tournament, which kicks off in South Africa on 19 January.

The campaign will push life-saving malaria prevention and treatment messages throughout the Afcon tournament, with the help of footballing icons such as Didier Drogba, Smuel Eto'o and former Bafana Bafana skipper Steven Pienaar.

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