VIDEO: Helping Chisenga Island Fight Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes
See how PMI supports Zambia in bringing nets and insecticide to a community surrounded by swamps
Health Hero: Nneamaka Nwanka
Nneamaka Nwanka is a community health influencer and service agent who spends her days visiting homes throughout her community in Nigeria to care for those in need.
Fulfilling a Childhood Dream by Preventing and Treating Malaria
When Dr. Beata Mukarugwiro was a child, she dreamed of working in medicine and helping sick children like the ones she saw in her community. Decades later, she takes great satisfaction in her role as a Malaria Specialist at PMI, managing activities that reduce the malaria burden in her home country of Rwanda.
An Invasive Mosquito Threatens the Progress to End Malaria in Africa
PMI is helping to lead the response in Ethiopia against Anopheles stephensi
PMI at ASTMH
The U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) looks forward to participating in the 71st annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. See below for a list of PMI-supported symposia, scientific sessions, and poster presentations.
A checklist, a baby, and a diploma: Creating a pact for malaria-free pregnancy
In Côte d’Ivoire, “Monitor My Pregnancy” checklists make tracking essential malaria prevention services easy for both midwives and patients.
Crossing Mountains and Forging Rivers to Get Mosquito Nets to Remote Communities in Angola
Distribution teams overcame immense hurdles to hand deliver insecticide-treated nets to even the most remote communities in Angola, making sure that people have access to this potentially life-saving tool regardless of where they live.
Coming together to protect almost half a million Beninese children from malaria
A successful partnership between the Government of Benin, PMI, and the Global Fund protects children during the rainy season when they are most at risk.
Taking Stock and Battling Malaria in Northwest Nigeria
Gloria Samuel is the officer-in-charge at a medicines dispensary in a remote area of Northwest Nigeria. She works around the clock to overcome supply challenges and make sure there are enough malaria medicines in stock to treat her patients and save lives.
Net Wins for Women and Children in Ghana
Nearly one in four people in Ghana who have received an insecticide-treated net are not using them. Midwife Edith Asare is determined to change that by educating pregnant women and caregivers of young children about the importance of sleeping under a net to protect themselves from potentially deadly mosquito bites.