Seven decades, seven voices in the global malaria fight
This year’s World Malaria Day coincides with activities to commemorate the 70th anniversary of WHO. In the lead up to the Day, we will be sharing a series of interviews with leaders and advocates in the global malaria response, as they reflect on key moments in fighting this disease over the past 7 decades. Stay tuned for more interviews in the coming days.
Neena Valecha: advances in malaria research
WHO
Ready to beat malaria
WHO joins partner organizations in promoting this year’s World Malaria Day theme, “Ready to beat malaria”. This theme underscores the collective energy and commitment of the global malaria community in uniting around the common goal of a world free of malaria. It highlights the remarkable progress achieved in tackling one of humanity’s oldest diseases, while also calling out worrying trends as captured in the 2017 World malaria report.
Read the announcement
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Cases
216 millionIn 2016, there were 216 million cases of malaria worldwide.World malaria report 2017
Deaths
445 000In 2016, there were 445 000 malaria-related deaths worldwide.WHO fact sheet on malaria
Funding
2.7 billionResources available for malaria in 2016 (in US$).News release: World malaria report 2017
Campaign materials
A. Loke /WHO
Media toolkit
pdf, 268kb
Key messages
#Malaria
Videos
Director-General's message
All videos
Feature stories
G. Tapper /WHO
India takes on malaria in its highest burden state
1 February 2018
More stories
Infographics
More animations
About malaria
Technical information
General information
Fact sheet on malaria
Q&A on artemisinin resistance
Q&A on the malaria vaccine implementation programme
Q&A on the World malaria report 2017
Previous campaigns
Archives: World Malaria Day
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