1.1 International organizations addressing malaria
The World Health Organization (WHO) dedicates a
whole section of its website to malaria, providing technical
information, publications, questions & answers, statistics as
well as information on WHO programmes and activities at: www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ The 2008 World Malaria report, source document of this Digest
can be found at:
www.who.int/malaria/wmr2008
The World Malaria Day is commemorated annually
to provide education and understanding of malaria and spread information
on the malaria-control strategies. More information at: www.rbm.who.int/worldmalariaday/resources.html
The Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership provides
a coordinated global approach to fighting malaria. It was launched in
1998 by the WHO, UNICEF, UNDP and the World Bank. More information at:
www.rollbackmalaria.org
The Malaria Foundation International (MFI) is a
non-profit organization, dedicated to the fight against malaria since
1992. The MFI provides a central source of information about this
disease, links to other organizations, and a calendar of events related
to malaria:
www.malaria.org
The
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is
an international financing institution created to increase resources to
fight three of the world's most devastating diseases, and to direct
those resources to areas of greatest need:
www.theglobalfund.org
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) aims
at improving the health and development of children. General information
and links to interesting resources on malaria can be found at: www.unicef.org/health/index_malaria.html
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were
agreed upon by all the world’s countries and leading development
institutions to reverse the grinding poverty, hunger and disease
affecting billions of people. The reduction of child mortality (goal 4)
and the improvement of maternal health (goal 5) are particularly
important in the fight against malaria. More information at: www.un.org/millenniumgoals/bkgd.shtml
1.2 National organizations addressing malaria
Nobelprize.org is the official website of the Nobel
Foundation. It provides information on the history of malaria and
related reading. It also has some educational games. More information
at: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/malaria/
The
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website
provides information on malaria, such as frequently asked questions,
control and prevention measures, malaria programs and campaigns as well
as specific information to healthcare professionals and travelers: www.cdc.gov/Malaria/
The UK Health Protection Agency gives general
information, guidelines and epidemiological data on malaria on its
website:
www.hpa.org.uk/webw
NHS Choices draws together the knowledge and expertise
of different UK healthcare institutions and organizations. It provides a
comprehensive guide to malaria, its treatment and prevention, giving
access to expert views and real stories. More information at :
www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Malaria/
1.3 Research partnerships and articles addressing malaria
The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) has put together a spatial
database with the limits of malaria
transmission and has gathered a large archive of community-based estimates
of malaria parasite prevalence. The data are available at: www.map.ox.ac.uk/
The Malaria Journal is a peer-reviewed, online
journal which makes scientific research articles freely available on all
aspects of malaria:
www.malariajournal.com
PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) is a global
program of the international non-profit organization PATH. Its mission
is to accelerate the development of malaria vaccines and ensure their
availability and accessibility in the developing world:
www.malariavaccine.org
The Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM)
aims at strengthening and sustaining the capacity of malaria-endemic
countries in Africa through collaborative research and training. More
information at:
www.mimalaria.org
African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET), its mission is
to promote capacity strengthening and networking of malaria R&D
in Africa:
www.amanet-trust.org
GlaxoSmithKline’s endeavours include research and development for a
malaria vaccine to protect children in endemic communities, new drugs to treat
infections as well as community education and advocacy programmes. More
information at: www.gsk.com/malaria/index.htm
