U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator interviewed by the Understanding Healthcare podcast
In the Understanding Healthcare podcast, host Sam Feudo interviews leaders [...]
U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative Announces Plans to Expand to New Partner Countries
Partnering with Burundi, The Gambia, and Togo would enable PMI to fulfill its mandate to reduce malaria cases and deaths by bringing life saving tools and treatments to more of those in need
Community Lifelines
In a community in Mali where malaria is a leading cause of childhood illness, community health worker Founèba Traoré helps ensure a quick and accurate diagnosis and saves lives in her community.
PMI Supplies Mosquito Nets to Survivors of Cyclone Freddy in Malawi
PMI distributes 14,500 mosquito nets to help the most vulnerable, especially pregnant women and children, protect themselves from malaria.
A Mother’s Dream Fulfilled
Saratu Babangida, a Nigerian mother of two young children, used to dread her children falling sick with malaria. With each illness she would fret over their recovery while missing work. Now that her children receive preventive medication at the start of the malaria season, her worries have lifted.
Keeping Families Safe by Strengthening the Supply Chain for Critical Malaria Commodities in Rwanda
Supporting supply chain professionals with the right training and tools to do their work is helping ensure that people in Rwanda have access to the medicines and insecticide-treated nets they need to stay safe from malaria
When Malaria Control and a Cholera Outbreak Coincide: Integrating Prevention Approaches in Malawi
Responding to the cholera outbreak in Malawi—while also conducting a campaign to spray homes with insecticide to protect residents from malaria-carrying mosquitoes—required diligence and creativity by health officer Lilian Chimbayo and spray campaign managers and staff.
Working Towards Malaria Elimination in Tanzania: A Researcher’s View
Social Scientist Yusufu Kionga is driven to end malaria in Tanzania and build healthier communities through research and education.
Working with Disability Advocates to Help More Families Fight Malaria in Ghana
Due to bites from infected mosquitoes, Hafsah Alhassan used to [...]
Learning from Mosquitoes: Collaborating with Research Institutions in Côte d’Ivoire
PMI supports local scientists in studying mosquito behavior, which help inform national strategies for fighting mosquitoes through indoor spraying and insecticide-treated nets