President's Malaria Initiative E-Newsletter
April 2009
Table of Contents
News
Country-Specific Activities
Technical Areas
New and Updated Resources on PMI.gov
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| Children in the Adit Internally Displaced Persons Camp in
northern Uganda lie under a mosquito net in preparation for
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World Malaria Day 2009
April 25th marks World Malaria Day. While malaria is no longer a major risk here in the U.S., each year 300-500 million people suffer from malaria and at least one million die from this devastating, ancient disease. Ninety percent of these deaths are among children in impoverished areas of rural Africa.
Each year on April 25th, the world recognizes World Malaria Day to call attention to the disease and to mobilize action to combat it.
- Learn more about World Malaria Day
- Press Statement from Rear Admiral Timothy Ziemer, U.S. Malaria Coordinator - On the Observance of World Malaria Day 2009
Third Annual PMI Report and Executive Summary
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Working with other development partners, PMI has helped Rwanda, Zambia, and Zanzibar achieve major reductions in the number of people infected with malaria. Declines at the regional and district level have also been reported from Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda. These achievements have been associated with substantially reduced mortality rates of children under age 5 in both Rwanda and Zambia.
- View the Third Annual PMI Report: Working with Communities to Save Lives in Africa - March 2009 [PDF, 4.5MB]
- Executive Summary for the Third Annual Report [PDF, 683KB]
- PMI Releases Third Annual Report
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| Updated PMI Fast Facts In the 15 focus countries in Africa, the United States reached more than 32 million people with malaria prevention or treatment measures in the past year. In 2008, PMI procured more than 6.4 million long-lasting ITNs for free distribution to pregnant women and young children and a total of 15.6 million ACT treatments. Indoor residual spraying activities covered 6 million houses and protected nearly 25 million people at risk of malaria. In addition, PMI supported a broad range of programs to strengthen health systems and health education in host countries.
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New Pesticide Management Technical Area
Promoting the safe and judicious use of pesticides is a core component of PMI. USAID and PMI policies and procedures for improving the safe and judicious use of pesticides are closely aligned with international standards and regulations.
News from the Field
Read new success stories about some of PMI’s most effective strategies, including indoor residual spraying (IRS), artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), and insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs).
Malawi: Partnering with Churches in Rural Malawi to Prevent Malaria
Lifa Zakeyo, Matate village, Malawi, holds an ITN she received through PMI. Following training on malaria prevention provided by the CRWRC through a Malaria Communities Program grant, she and her family now sleep under an ITN every night.
Source: Phil Grabowski/CRWRC Malawi
Mrs. Zakeyo and many others in her community receive regular visits from Mr. Nkhoma, who has been trained to educate his neighbors about malaria prevention and treatment. He has taught them about the importance of using an ITN every night.
- Malawi: Building Health Workers' Skills to Implement a New Malaria Treatment Policy in Malawi
PMI provided technical support for staff training and supervision for Malawi’s NMCP and district health offices.
- Rwanda: Rolling Out ACTs in the Private Sector in Rwanda
PMI supported an effort to make a new ACT antimalarial treatment called artemether-lumefantrine (AL) available through private sector pharmacies nationwide at a subsidized price of $0.55.
- Zambia: Malaria on the Retreat in Zambia – Community Sees Results from Indoor Residual Spraying
Eunice and her family are among the estimated 3.6 million beneficiaries of the IRS program that PMI supported in 15 densely populated districts of Zambia in late 2007. Neither Eunice, her four children, nor her five dependents have suffered from malaria since the spraying.
- Zanzibar: A Public-Private Partnership Helps to Contain Malaria Outbreaks on Zanzibar
Malaria has declined to such low levels on Zanzibar that early detection and prompt reporting of malaria cases have become critical to prevent outbreaks.
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New Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) Quarterly Report
Submitted by RTI International, this quarterly report for fiscal year (FY) 2009 summarizes the project's current activities and achievements, outstanding issues, and upcoming activities.
- Read the FY09, Q1 Report [PDF, 596KB]
New Contracts and Agreements
If you have questions or comments, please contact Chris Thomas at ChThomas@usaid.gov.
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