PMI in the News

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 respository.
  
  
• 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 blogpost 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]
  
  

2010

• I Go To Disneyland ... In Ethiopia – 11/23/10
  Read a blog post by Ezekiel Emanuel in The New Republic about his trip to a PMI-funded health center in Ethiopia. The health center has put together all the pieces to fight malaria and other health problems. The surrounding village has been systematically covered, so every sleeping space has bed nets. The huts have been sprayed with insecticide. When someone shows up with a fever, the first thing they get is a rapid malaria test.
  
  
• How I Came to Own a Goat - 11/19/10
  Read a blog post by Ezekiel Emanuel in The New Republic about his trip in Senegal to Kissan, a village of 526 people that lies in the Tambacounda Region. Kissan is one of the hot spots for malaria that killed 900,000 people last year alone. Kissan was part of the initiative to keep mosquitoes out of homes, with a combination of netting for beds and indoor residual spraying.
  
  
• Senegal Achieves Significant Results in Malaria Control - 11/04/10
  Senegal's malaria control efforts have enabled the country to significantly reduce malaria-related morbidity and mortality, according to Focus on Senegal, a report released today by the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) as part of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) Progress and Impact series.
  
  
• Liberia National Red Cross Society Moves To Reduce Prevalence Of Malaria Distributes Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets To Residents - 08/07/10
  Supported by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare through the United States President Malaria Initiative, the Liberian Red Cross conducted assessment in the beneficiary communities and launched a 20-day campaign to provide the residents with the insecticide-treated mosquito nets, free of charge.
  
  
• NIH Funds 10 International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research - 07/08/10
  In an effort to accelerate the control of malaria and help eliminate it worldwide, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced approximately $14 million in first-year funding to establish 10 new malaria research centers around the world. The seven-year awards will establish the International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMRs) in regions where malaria is endemic, including two focus countries of the President's Malaria Initiative, Malawi and Uganda.
  
  

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