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Saving lives and improving health in Africa and Asia through evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote UHC.

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We recently conducted training sessions with @unicef.org and Mozambique's Ministry of Health in Zambézia province, as part of the ZIDER study.

It aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the enhanced upSCALE digital platform to identify zero-dose and under-immunised children in remote communities.
A man leans over a table to engage trainees during a practical session on clarifying and demonstrating the questionnaire in a survey. A man leans over a table to engage trainees during a practical session on clarifying and demonstrating the questionnaire in a survey (image from an alternative angle).
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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💉 This World #CervicalCancer Elimination Day, explore how our HPV Catch-up project is raising #vaccine awareness & training health staff in Cambodia.

Read Srey Mae's story in our latest perspectives piece ➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/blog/srey-ma...
Srey Mae and her classmates sit behind a table in September 2025. Text reads: 'From our blog: Srey Mae's story: "The HPY vaccine protects me from cervical cancer and allows me to keep studying without fear."
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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📸 That's a wrap! Here's to another successful American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting. See our team in action in Toronto this week...
A group of Malaria Consortium staff pose for a photo at ASTMH 2025. Malaria Consortium's Chief Executive, James Tibenderana, stands behind a podium addressing a crowd at ASTMH 2025. Three people stand chatting next to one of Malaria Consortium's posters. A Malaria Consortium staff member gives a presentation at ASTMH 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Yesterday was Health Day at #COP30 in Belém. A new plan is mobilising action towards climate-resilient #HealthSystems. Find out how we adapted #SMC delivery in flood-affected areas to ensure children continued receiving life-saving medicines.

Read the blog➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/blog/reachin...
A mother and her children pose with SMC medication. Text reads: 'Reaching the hardest to reach: Maintaining seasonal malaria chemoprevention in flood-affected areas'.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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UK Govt has pledged £850m to The Globa lFund
's 8th replenishment. While a vital contribution to sustain progress against #HIV, #TB & #malaria, it's a 15% cut on the UK’s previous pledge. The time to mobilise political will is now.

📰 Read our news piece ➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/news/uk-gove...
A child reaches out their hand to a health worker who is giving them treatment. Text reads: 'News: UK government pledges £850m to the Global Fund replenishment'.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The @astmh.bsky.social Annual Meeting begins in Toronto on Sunday.💖✨

We’re hosting 2symposia: one exploring results from implementing PMC across 5 African countries, & one, in collab with GSK, exploring the effect of #vaccines on #malaria control & elimination: www.malariaconsortium.org/astmh-2025
Text reads: Scientific Symposium 65. Malaria vaccines in a new era of malaria control and elimination: latest insights from research and real-world implementation. 11 November. 10:15 - 12:00 EST The right side of the image shows a smiling healthcare worker handing a document to a mother holding a baby. Text reads: Results from large-scale implementation of perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC) in Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique and Nigeria. 11 November. 16:00-17:45 EST
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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APMEN will host its annual Joint Working Groups & Interest Groups Update webinar tomorrow from 6AM GMT to reflect on progress, share insights and refocus collective efforts toward #MalariaElimination across Asia Pacific.

Register to attend here ➡️ aplma-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Poster for event featuring headshots of the panellists. Text reads APMEN Joint Working Groups and Interest Groups Update 2025. Strengthening Collaboration, Sustaining Momentum Towards a Malaria-Free Asia Pacific. 5 November 2025.
November 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Register for our exciting webinar to hear about our new strategy and the life-saving impact of your support: bit.ly/MCDonorWebinar

You’ll hear from our Comms Specialist, Daudi Ochieng, and our Chief Exec, James Tibenderana.

Send him your questions at donate@malariaconsortium.org
Text reads: 'Our impact, our direction: The next chapter for Malaria Consortium. Tune into an inspiring free online event where you’ll hear about our new strategy and how, with your support, we’re helping communities thrive! Wednesday 5 November 2025. 1pm GMT, 8am EST.
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Our research across Uganda & Ethiopia into the relationship between #malaria & #longCOVID is detailed by Malaria Consortium's Jane Achan in AllAfrica’s new article.

Read it here: allafrica.com/stories/2025...

And read part 1 of their interview here: allafrica.com/stories/2025...
Africa: Beyond Malaria - Uncovering the Overlapping Crisis of Long Covid in Ethiopia and Uganda
While governments lifted restrictions and international attention moved elsewhere after some declared victory over the initial, acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, a significant portion of Covid-19 ...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Gifts in wills are a crucial funding source for many charities, including ours. A gift in your will protects families, mothers & children in communities at high risk from preventable diseases like malaria.

Find out about our work this #FreeWillsMonth ➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/about-us/gov...
A smiling woman holds her child. Text reads 'Supporting Malaria Consortium with a gift in your will can protect your family and countless others. Leave a legacy that can save lives.'
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Are you attending #CPHIA2025 in Durban?

Join @mmv.org & Malaria Consortium to explore solutions through #innovation, #surveillance & #partnerships to combat the growing threat of antimalarial drug resistance in Africa.

RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

#Malaria #HealthSecurity #GlobalHealth
Text reads 'Conference on public health in Africa side event. Partnerships and innovations to overcome the growing threat of antimalarial drug resistance. Friday 24th October 2025. 6:00-7:30PM. Hall 2D Durban International Convention Centre.
October 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Join our online event with our Chief Executive, James Tibenderana, and programme staff.

They'll share how, with your support, our new strategy will improve health systems and healthcare access, and help deliver a malaria-free world where communities can thrive!

Register: bit.ly/MCDonorWebinar
Text reads: 'Our impact, our direction: The next chapter for Malaria Consortium. Tune into an inspiring free online event where you’ll hear about our new strategy and how, with your support, we’re helping communities thrive! Wednesday 5 November 2025. 1pm GMT, 8am EST.
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Malaria Consortium colleagues showcased our innovative contributions to #malaria prevention and control recently at the Scientific Meeting of the Mozambique National Institute of Health in Maputo. 🦟

We covered topics such as #SMC, #PMC, #vaccination and community engagement.
Sonia Enosse (centre) poses on stage for a photo with other four other presenters. Ivan Alejandro Tarquino presenting two innovative studies on seasonal malaria chemoprevention.
October 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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October is #FreeWillsMonth.

Did you know that leaving 10 percent or more of your estate in your will to a charity like Malaria Consortium could reduce your inheritance tax from 40 to 36 percent?

Learn about the vital work your donation could support: www.malariaconsortium.org/about-us/who...
Parents hold their infant child. Text reads 'Leave a legacy that makes a difference. Support Malaria Consortium this Free Wills Month.'
October 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Ethiopia has become the 23rd African country to launch the #malaria vaccine. 💉

Africa CDC will roll out around 186,000 doses alongside over 12 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets.

📰 Read our news story. ➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/news/ethiopi...
A masked health worker draws from a vial of vaccine. Text read 'News: Ethiopia becomes the 23rd country in Africa to roll out the malaria vaccine.'
October 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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We’re conducting market analysis — w/ Innovision Consulting and Nigeria's National Malaria Elimination Programme — across 6 states to examine the private sector’s role in #malaria prevention, and the availability/affordability of key prevention commodities ➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/resources/ma...
A woman holding a mosquito net smiles at the camera. Text reads 'Project brief: Malaria market analysis Nigeria'.
October 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Our project with NaPAN — awarded by the END Fund's RLM fund — is improving the lives of those living with lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease (#NTD) that causes long-term disability, in #Ethiopia’s Sidama region.

Read our blog: www.malariaconsortium.org/blog/how-mal...

#BeatNTDs
Text reads 'From our blog: How Malaria Consortium is restoring dignity for people with lymphatic filariasis in Ethiopia.'
October 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Our project with Nigeria’s Kebbi State Government, @gavi.org & partners aims to protect children from #malaria through a hybrid #vaccine delivery model. 💉

It builds on immunisation & SMC services & aims to boost awareness/demand/vaccine uptake.

Read more ➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/resources/en...
A woman writes on a document. Text reads 'Project brief: ENHANCE: Enhanced seasonal malaria vaccination in Nigeria.'
September 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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In the face of increasing outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases like #chikungunya and #dengue, our Senior Vector Control Specialist, Leo Braack, reflects on the critical work @lshtm.bsky.social RAFT is carrying out in Africa. 🌍🦟

Read the article here ➡️ globalvectorhub.lshtm.ac.uk/raft-recent-...
Text reads 'Recent outbreaks of arboviruses reinforce importance of RAFT approaches'.
September 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Our Nigeria team joined #NASSOpenWeek & our West & Central Africa Programmes Director, Maxwell, gave a keynote at #CAMA2025.

We reaffirmed commitment to government-led, community-focused efforts to #EndMalaria & urged organisations to move beyond corporate social responsibility.
A group of people, including Maxwell, pose for a group photo at the National Assembly Open Week.
September 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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📱With the Global Fund, Uganda's Ministry of Health & partners, we've been scaling-up a mobile-based community health information system to 3 new districts.

It will enable responsive, data-driven decision-making through real-time health data.

Read more ➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/resources/ca...
A mother holds an infant who is being treated by a health worker. Text reads: 'Project brief - Catalysing Community Health project'.
September 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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🖥️ Outdoor parasite transmission is a huge problem for #malaria control in the Asia-Pacific region.

On 18 Sept, our Senior Vector Control Specialist, Leo Braack, will join experts for an APMEN webinar on how to address this challenge.

Register here ➡️ tiny.cc/APMEN56
Poster for event. Text Reads 'Thursday 18 September 2025, 1:00 PM (Singapore time).
September 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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@who.int has recommended the use of spatial repellents to prevent #malaria.
These disperse chemicals into the air, making people less susceptible to mosquito bites. We're currently trialling the Mossie-GO solar-powered device.

☀️Read more in our news story ➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/news/who-rec...
A health worker shows a woman and child the Mossie-Go device. Text reads: 'WHO recommends new spatial repellents to prevent malaria'
September 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Threats like funding cuts & parasite resistance risk undoing years of progress against #malaria.🦟

Speaking to Bond, our Chief Executive,
James Tibenderana reflects on how we can maintain momentum towards elimination ➡️ www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/09...
We need to move beyond aid and work together | Bond
International development organisations are grappling with the implications of recent cuts to aid. For those of us in global health, these funding cuts risk reversing hard-won gains.
www.bond.org.uk
September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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#Togo has begun distributing the #malaria vaccine to children under five this September — a major milestone in efforts to reduce child mortality from the disease.

The goal is to vaccinate 269,000 children under five annually. 💉✨

Read our news story ➡️ www.malariaconsortium.org/news/new-mil...
A mother and baby sit next to a health worker who is filling in some documentation. Text reads: 'News: New milestone as Togo launches malaria vaccine nationwide.'
September 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM