PMI in the News

2012

• The Hill’s Congress Blog: Winning the Battle Against Malaria - 08/07/12
  In this article, posted on The Hill’s Congress Blog, Drs. Kent Campbell and Jonathon Simon describe how in Zambia and other countries, PMI is a shining example of the profound impact the U.S. is making in global health. The authors advocate for building on PMI’s success and expanding its reach so it can help high-burden countries carry their recent gains into the next decade.

• Uganda Progresses in Malaria Fight - 07/13/12
  The U.S. Mission Uganda and the Government of Uganda's Ministry of Health today marked a significant milestone in the fight against malaria in 10 northern districts. Over the past three years, the project has helped protect three million people from malaria.

• Former Ambassador Mark Green: The President’s Malaria Initiative: A Great (GOP) Success Story - 05/31/12
  In this article, published in the Ripon Forum, Former Ambassador Mark Green praises the advancements made by the President's Malaria Initiative. He discusses the change that has occurred and how successfully this country is fighting malaria.

• World Malaria Day: The Faces Behind The Numbers - 04/25/12
  Read a blog post by Katharine McPhee in The Huffington Post about her recent trip to Ghana, where she had an opportunity to see malaria control activities firsthand. The country is on track to make sure that every household is protected with a mosquito net by the end of 2012.

• Roll Back Malaria Progress & Impact Series: Focus on Mainland Tanzania - 04/25/12
  Tanzania's National Malaria Control Programme has provided strong, stable leadership in coordinating malaria control activities since 1995. Read more about their progress and impact over the years.
  • Download the full report in English [PDF, 6.5MB] and French [PDF, 6.6MB].
    
• Rear Adm. Tim Ziemer (Ret.): Winning Battle Against Malaria a Virtuous Cycle - 04/24/12
  Rear Adm. Tim Ziemer (Ret.) explains how malaria interventions continue to be one of the best investments in global health, and how it is vitally important that we sustain our momentum in support of this "virtuous cycle."
  
  
• World Malaria Day Calls Attention to Global Fight: Martha MacCallum Raises Awareness for PMI - 04/24/12
  Watch a clip from FoxNews: America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum on World Malaria Day. Listen to details from Martha's trip to Ghana to help with Malaria No More.
  
  
• PMI's achievement in Zambia highlighted - 04/06/12
  Washington Post opinion writer, Michael Gerson, praises the United States, and the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) in particular, for much of the progress against malaria in Zambia. His piece, entitled, "It takes more than a village to fight malaria in Zambia," is a testament to the collective efforts of USG and other partners in reducing the burden of malaria. While Gerson focused on Zambia in this article, many other PMI focus countries are also seeing substantial reductions in all-cause mortality in children under the age 5.
  
  
• Ghana: Mosquito Net Partnership on track to protect every home by the end of 2012 - 03/31/12
  Malaria No More UK is part of a ground-breaking collaboration of local, national and international partners dedicated to fighting malaria in Ghana, where the entire population is at risk from malaria. The partnership aims to get long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets to every home in the country. View how and why they're doing it.
  
  
• Martha MacCallum visits Africa for Malaria No More - 03/20/12
  Martha MacCallum, of America's Newsroom, visited Ghana with PMI and discusses what she saw and the great progress that has been made since 2006 in the fight against malaria.
  

2011

• Fighting Malaria: Progress and Challenges, US HoR Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights – 12/05/11
  Malaria was the subject of a congressional hearing held Monday by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees global health issues. The hearing focused on the latest developments, including promising new preventative measures against the disease, which annually kills three-quarters of a million people around the world, mostly children.
  
  
• President's Malaria Initiative Launched in Guinea - 11/09/11
  Admiral Robert Timothy Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, launched the President’s Malaria Initiative at the U.S. Embassy in Guinea on November 9, 2011. Minister of Health Dr. Naman Keita and Minister of Plan Souleymane Cissé represented the Government of Guinea.
  
  
• PMI Launches New Collection of Malaria Communication Materials – 10/31/11
  PMI has created a repository that showcases malaria communication materials developed by our partners across PMI’s focus countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This provides technical staff working in malaria with access to communications materials that have been tested and used in other settings. Users can view, download, contribute, and share communication materials, as well as the strategies, research, and testing and evaluation documents related to those materials. Learn more by visiting the repository.
  
  
• Study Funded by PMI Shows Dramatic Decrease in Malaria Transmission – 10/05/11
  Study in Benin finds indoor spraying with the insecticide bendiocarb reduced infectious mosquito bites to near zero; and offers effective tool for malaria control strategy in areas rife with pyrethroid-resistance. Find the full study here.
  
  
• Admiral Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, testifies before the Senate Working Group on Malaria – 10/05/11
  The Co-Chairs of the Senate Working Group on Malaria, hosted a key briefing in the Capitol that highlighted Research and Development advancements by the U.S. military and U.S. academic institutions to develop the tools to eliminate malaria and keep our servicemen and women safe as they serve overseas.
  
  
• Malaria Watch TV: Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator – 08/10/11
  Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, spoke with the Malaria Policy Center about the status of the malaria fight and how the U.S. is leading the way against this preventable and treatable disease.
  
  
• Interview with Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator – May 2011
  Read an interview with the US Global Malaria Coordinator in the latest issue of PSI's Impact magazine where he discusses the role of the private sector in malaria control, malaria elimination, resistance to artemisinin-based drugs and other issues.
  
  
• Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, visits Thiès Region in Senegal (in French) – May 2011
  
  
• GHI Executive Director Lois Quam Reflects on the PMI Bi-Annual Forum – 05/18/11
  Read a blog post from the Executive Director of the USG Global Health Initiative on her visit to a PMI meeting in Senegal which discussed critical policy, program and technical issues in malaria prevention and control.
  
  
• USAID and the Peace Corps Commemorate World Malaria Day - 04/26/11
  This Malaria Policy Center blog reflects on the USAID Administrator Raj Shah, PMI Coordinator Rear Adm. Tim Ziemer, and Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams announcement about a collaborative effort between Peace Corps and PMI to help African governments further reduce the burden of malaria in the 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa where Peace Corps and PMI have a presence.
  
  
• Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator Honored as a Malaria Champion – 04/25/11
  The Roll Back Malaria partnership and the United Nations Foundation launched “Champions to End Malaria,” an interactive exhibit at the United Nations, featuring photos of 24 people that have made a significant impact in raising awareness and resources to save lives from this deadly disease. Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer was one of the featured champions – scroll through the gallery to see his profile.
  
  
• Malaria Treatment Expands Worldwide, Deaths Decline - 04/25/11
  U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Information reports on how U.S. officials working to reduce the scourge of malaria celebrated successes, reaffirmed commitment, and stared down the road ahead on World Malaria Day.
  
  
• Editorial on World Malaria Day – 04/24/11
  About half of the world's population, are at risk of contracting malaria, especially those living in developing countries. Voice of America explores this for World Malaria Day including a statement from Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator.
  
  
• Indoor Residual Spraying Moves to Benin's North – March 2011 [PDF, 252KB]
  For 2011, a new area has been selected for IRS: seven communes of Atacora department. Benin’s National Malaria Control Program and USAID decided to move the spraying to expand the benefits of IRS to more people in a larger geographic coverage area.
  • French Version [PDF, 215KB]
  
  

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