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 WHO Releases World Malaria Report 2008
Geneva, 18 September 2008: - There were an estimated 247 million cases of malaria and 881 000 deaths from the disease in 2006, mostly among children in Africa, making it one of the world's leading killers. Yet the World Malaria Report – 2008 provides strong evidence that a renewed global assault on malaria, underway since the turn of the millennium, has been accelerating in the last few years. The report draws on reporting by countries, and on household surveys, to chart the global fight against malaria.
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View Press conference opening at UNOG : 20 min
 Protecting populations in the DRC
Kinshasa, September 18, 2008: - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is undertaking two large-scale activities aimed at moving towards national coverage with mosquito nets for malaria prevention. In Kinshasa - the third largest urban center in Africa – the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) will distribute two million long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLIN). In addition, an integrated vaccination and malaria campaign will take place in Equateur province with the objective of protecting more than 1.5 million children from the ravages of measles, poliomyelitis, vitamin A deficiency, intestinal worms and malaria. Close to 1.5 million LLINs will be distributed during the weeklong campaign.
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 RBM deploys tools for collecting data critical to malaria control in countries
Lusaka, 9-12 September 2008: - RBM's Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (MERG) initiated training workshops to help endemic countries carry out malaria indicator surveys (MIS). The MIS tool was developed by RBM to provide a better assessment of household coverage with effective interventions and facilitate malaria control policy decisions at country level.
View Agenda of "MIS Planning and Implementation" workshop for Anglophone countries - 9-12 September 2008 Lusaka, Zambia
"MIS Planning and Implementation" workshop for francophone countries - the week of 6 October 2008, Dakar
 Global Effort on Malaria Kicks Off in France
September 9, Paris 2008: - France hosts a week of keynote events to reinforce global commitment to ending malaria deaths. The French initiative launched with a photo exhibition, attended by over 500 ministers, parliamentarians from Europe and Africa, NGOs and private sector representatives. Friends of the Global Fund Europe, under the leadership of President Michèle Barzach, spearheaded organization of the events.
Worldwide advocacy efforts over the next month will launch the World Malaria Report 2008 and the Global Malaria Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy for achieving malaria control and elimination worldwide. Events scheduled for Geneva, New York, Nairobi, Bamako and Manila will target intensified response to the disease.
Read more on keynote events in Paris and other advocacy events
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