African Leaders Issue Malaria Scorecard
The African Leaders Malaria Alliance has released a scorecard which tracks progress and challenges to end malaria deaths and improve maternal and child health.
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Africa:
Leaders Release New Malaria Report
African Leaders Malaria Alliance, 11 May 2012
The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) is a coalition of 42 African Heads of State and Government that is committed to ending malaria deaths in member countries. Read more »
Bed nets prevent malaria.
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Africa:
ALMA Scorecard for Accountability and Action
Afican Leaders Malaria Alliance, 11 May 2012
In 2011, ALMA Heads of State and Government requested the ALMA Secretariat to establish an accountability and transparency framework to track progress, facilitate a rapid response… Read more »
InFocus
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The UN says efforts to combat malaria are bearing fruit: access to diagnostic testing and effective treatments have saved nearly 750,000 lives over the past decade. Read more »
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Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of Africans every year and, for those who survive it, the disease compromises immunity to other diseases and lowers productivity. Yet it is both ... Read more »
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The past decade has seen progress in reducing malaria deaths, especially on the continent where the majority of deaths occur, by one third. Read more »