WORLD MALARIA DAY 2016
LET'S END MALARIA FOR GOOD!
April 25 marks World Malaria Day. Each year, this day commemorates progress toward a world without malaria and mobilizes action to combat the disease. The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented together with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to release its Tenth Annual Report to Congress [PDF, 8.7MB], which describes the U.S. Government's contributions to the global fight against malaria.
Join us today, April 25, 2016 from 9:00 am to 11:30 am ET for the #EndMalaria Twitter chat. Check out the line-up of topics and speakers, ask questions and chime in using#MalariaChat, and retweet to promote our chat to your followers!
Photo Contest Winner Announced
Congratulations to our "End Malaria For Good" photo contest winner, Feliciano Monti, PMI/USAID resident advisor! His photo, featured above, shows malaria testing occurring in South Shan State during Burma's first national Malaria Indicator Survey. Visit our Flickr page to view the 90 photos that met the contest guidelines. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and voted!
Congratulations to our "End Malaria For Good" photo contest winner, Feliciano Monti, PMI/USAID resident advisor! His photo, featured above, shows malaria testing occurring in South Shan State during Burma's first national Malaria Indicator Survey. Visit our Flickr page to view the 90 photos that met the contest guidelines. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and voted!
Read more about malaria on pmi.gov:
- My Story of Survival: Malaria kills 2,900 Liberians each year and it nearly killed me
- As the World Focuses on Zika, Malaria Continues its Deadly Toll
- Putting the Bite to Bed: Meet a "malaria hunter"
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