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World Malaria Day 2009 - Select Media Coverage

On April 24, 2009, Sir Richard Feachem, director of the UCSF Global Health Group (GHG), announced two major new publications on malaria: Shrinking the Malaria Map: A Prospectus on Malaria Elimination and its companion Shrinking the Malaria Map: A Guide on Malaria Elimination for Policy Makers. The Prospectus provides guidance for those working on the front lines of malaria control and elimination regarding the serious operational, technical and financial considerations of malaria elimination. The Guide is a high-level digest of the Prospectus, intended for leaders and policy makers. The announcement was made at a press conference and panel discussion on malaria elimination in Geneva, Switzerland, co-sponsored with the global Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership Secretariat as part of World Malaria Day 2009 celebrations.

Selected document launch media coverage:

Press releases and statements

Global Health Experts Release New Guidance on Malaria Elimination
Press release, Friday, April 23, 2009
[en français]

Counting Down to 2010: Global Action Boosts Access to Malaria Prevention and Treatment and Drives Momentum for Elimination
Press release, Geneva, Friday, April 24, 2009

Statement from former President Bill Clinton on World Malaria Day
Friday, April 24, 2009

Commentary

Breaking Malaria’s Grip
Op-ed by Exxon Mobil appearing in print copies of the New York Times and Washington Post
Friday, April 24, 2009

Malaria: 2 years in the fast lane
Richard GA Feachem, Allison A Phillips
The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9673, Pages 1409-1411, 25 April 2009

Articles

Goal of eliminating malaria in sights – experts
Jonathan Lynn, Reuters, April 24, 2009

New Reports: Policy-Maker Guide to Malaria Elimination
Emily Bergantino, Malaria No More “Buzzwords”, April 30, 2009

Policy Maker Guide to Malaria
Jonathan Shradar, Malaria No More Policy Center, April 30, 2009

Other media

Combating Malaria- Financial Times (London) Special Report- Interview with Sir Richard Feachem [video]
April 23, 2009

Listen to The Lancet: 25 April 2009 - World Malaria Day Interview with Sir Richard Feachem [podcast]
First broadcast: Friday, April 24, 2009 9:00 AM (BST)



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