Africa: United for Malaria - Partnerships and the Global Response

interview

In 1998, WHO, the World Bank, UNDP and UNICEF created the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) with the goal of cutting in half the global burden of malaria by 2010. This initiative mobilized unprecedented joint action, advocacy and funding from a coalition of partners from academia, research institutes, corporations and international development organizations.

Dr Kesete Admasu is CEO of the newly invigorated RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Ethiopia's former Minister of Health. In this interview, he reflects on the global response to malaria and the critical role of partnerships in driving forward progress in fighting malaria worldwide.

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