PMI, President's Malaria Initiative, Fighting Malaria and Saving Lives

New studies released today in a special supplement of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene adds to the evidence that over the last decade, global malaria control efforts have saved millions of children’s lives in areas most affected by malaria.

This event is co-hosted by the Center for Global Development, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, PMI, and others to highlight the release of nine new articles in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene documenting the impact of malaria control interventions and new methods for evaluating programs. 

At the United Nations in New York, USAID Administrator Mark Green delivered remarks during the Roll Back Malaria Event. He announced the expansion of the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative, benefiting an additional 90 million people in sub-Saharan Africa in the global fight against malaria.

August 20^th is World Mosquito Day, which marks the historic discovery by British doctor Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.

This document includes significant revisions to previous Programmatic Environmental Assessments (PEA) for Integrated Vector Management Programs, including risk assessments for new products and revised mitigation measures for vector control interventions to account for the decade plus of experience implementing ITN and IRS programs.

A case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine titled “Emergence of Indigenous Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Africa," details an individual case of delayed clearance of malaria parasites (an early sign of drug resistance) after a patient was treated with an artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) - the most effective antimalarial medicines available today.

This document provides technical guidance and serves as a reference tool for PMI country teams, national malaria control programs, and other partners implementing PMI-funded malaria activities.

Proposed dates for the PMI FY 2018 Malaria Operational Plan visits are listed below. Please note that dates are subject to change.

PMI strongly commends the action taken by the U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General and local authorities in Guinea to stop the theft of U.S. Government‐funded antimalarial commodities, intended to be provided free of charge in Ministry of Health public health facilities, but instead found for unlawful resale in Conakry’s public marketplaces.

Admiral Ziemer reflects on his tenure as U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, expressing gratitude to U.S. Government leadership and malaria partners. And he conveys the need for ongoing support to move us closer to a malaria-free world.

The World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have greater access to effective malaria control.

This year is the 65th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medical and Hygiene, and there will be a number of special PMI-supported symposia, scientific sessions, and poster presentations. Furthermore, PMI and partners are hosting a TropMed Fireside Chat on Monday, November 14, during which experts discuss efforts to combat malaria.

The FY 2017 Malaria Operational Plans are now available. These plans were developed in collaboration with national malaria control programs, and with participation of national and international partners involved in malaria prevention and control.

This week’s Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership Board meeting has resulted in tremendous progress for the Partnership. Board members gathered in Geneva on Tuesday 27 September and spent two days finalizing the future form and function of the Partnership mechanisms.

Admiral Ziemer shares updates on PMI's work this fall, and describes attending the Global Fund Replenishment Conference in Montreal and the Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) is updating the Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) of the Integrated Vector Management Program for Malaria Vector Control (IVM-MVC) and is soliciting public review and comment on this draft document.

Admiral Ziemer shares updates on PMI's work this summer.

The PMI AIRS Project was part of a study in Ethiopia that evaluated the effect of pH and wall type on the residual life of the carbamates bendiocarb and propoxur as measured by the standard World Health Organization (WHO) cone bioassay test. 

This document provides technical guidance and serves as a reference tool for PMI country teams, national malaria control programs, and other partners implementing PMI-funded malaria activities.

The Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership has named a new board to lead the global organization into a new era and drive momentum to end malaria for good. Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer, Global Co-ordinator, President's Malaria Initiative was named as one of the 13 Board members.