Event on Friday, 26 January co-hosted by the African Union Commission and RBM Partnership to End Malaria includes senior officials from Ethiopia, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Swaziland and Zambia
Malaria efforts in Africa are at the crossroads. While some countries have seen a greater than 20% increase in malaria cases and deaths since 2016, others are showing that beating malaria is possible. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report 2017, just 15 countries carried the heaviest malaria burden, together accounting for 80% of all malaria cases and deaths.
All but one was in Africa. Held in conjunction with the African Union Summit, this high-level briefing seeks to create a watershed moment in global, regional and national efforts to end malaria on the African continent. It will explore a renewed and strengthened commitment to malaria elimination among African Union member States in 2018.