The disease disproportionately disadvantages those communities and social groups that are already facing economic, societal and health challenges. Globally in 2022, there were 608,000 malaria deaths in 85 countries. The African continent carries a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. In 2022, the continent was home to 94% of malaria cases (233 million) and 95% (580 000) of malaria deaths.
End Malaria Dialogues are jointly hosted by CSO platform in the Mekong region (the first malaria CSO and community network globally, funded by the Global Fund Regional Artemisinin Resistance Initiative or RAI grant) and CNS.
Around the 77th World Health Assembly, join us in the inaugural episode of End Malaria Dialogues.
Date: 29th May, Wednesday
Time: 1:30pm to 2:30pm CET
Panel of experts
- Dr Michael Adekunle Charles, CEO RBM Partnership to End Malaria
- Dr Marijke Wijnroks, Head of Strategic Investment and Impact Division, The Global Fund
- Sriram Natarajan, thought leader on point-of-care and people-centred diagnostics for malaria and other diseases and co-founder and CEO Molbio Diagnostics
- Prof Maxine Whittaker, Director WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Australia; and Community Representative at the Global Fund Regional Artemisinin Resistance Initiative; and CSO Platform advisor (www.malariafreemekong.org)
- Aloyce Urassa, Chairperson African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) Youth Advisory Council
- Louis Da Gama, #endMalaria thought leader and a force for change for people-centred health responses; Board member, UNITAID; and CSO Platform advisor (www.malariafreemekong.org)
- Shobha Shukla, founder Managing Editor and Executive Director, CNS (moderator)
CNS team
