Empowering Angolan Scientists to Keep Their Country Safe from Malaria
Laboratory technicians are at the forefront of efforts to strengthen Angola’s ability to monitor mosquitoes and their behavior to protect communities from malaria.
A Local Health Hero in Uganda Ensures Her Community is Protected from Malaria
Malaria used to be so common in the Bugiri district of Uganda that health centers were full with patients. Now, Evaline Nampima, a district councilor and a fierce community advocate, educates and empowers her community, ensuring they embrace preventive measures to help keep her town safe from malaria.
Bringing Life-Saving Mosquito Nets to Isolated Island Communities in Guinea
PMI assisted the Government of Guinea in distributing life-saving mosquito nets to almost every household of the remote Tristao Islands during the 2022 mass campaign.
Researchers and Donors Collaborate to Ensure the Fight Against Malaria is Informed by Quality Data
]: Without timely and reliable data on confirmed malaria cases, it is difficult for those leading the fight against malaria to determine where and how to focus resources or measure the impact of activities. The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and African researchers have come together to assess the accuracy of malaria surveillance data so that national malaria programs have the information they need to protect populations and save lives.
Maps to Curb Malaria
In the fight against malaria, maps help teams determine which communities need interventions and help track areas that receive malaria services. Jerry Maambo, a malaria elimination officer in Zambia, uses these intricate maps which were created using satellite imagery and geospatial data.
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.