The Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment has announced plans to invest $18 billion in malaria eradication.
A fully replenished Global Fund is expected to enable countries and partners to reduce malaria deaths by 62%, treat 550 million malaria cases, and eliminate malaria from six more countries by 2026, as well as unlock the potential of a Zero Malaria world. It will also assist in strengthening of equitable health systems and improving the lives and futures of millions of people.
Word Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says: “The World Health Organisation welcomes a new host of scientists, youth, and champions to join the malaria fight at a crucial time when progress against the disease is lagging. Draw The Line provides a platform for Africa’s most powerful narrators to change this trajectory, disrupt political apathy, and lead the fight to end this treatable and preventable disease which kills a child nearly every minute.”
Investors King gathered that Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade and video director, MejI Alabi are also part of the campaigning team to fight the disease.
Both award winners joined a brilliant cast of international change-makers in launching the second part of the multi-award-winning Draw the Line Against Malaria campaign.
Yemi Alade while speaking on the campaign said “growing up in Nigeria I have known malaria forever and experienced the disease countless times, so I understand how this disease robs so many children of their ability to go to schools and why malaria is a major cause of school absenteeism. I believe all children should have equal opportunities to realize their full potential and that’s why I’m here because we can end one of the deadliest preventable diseases of all time,”
Zero Malaria Ambassador and Art Director for the campaign, Láolú Senbanjo expressed his enthusiasm for creating the Muundo visual language during the first phase of the campaign and steering the creative direction in the second phase, “I’m honoured to have my art at the heart of this campaign expressing our opportunity for zero malaria. Growing up in Nigeria means I know malaria well – it’s a part of everyday life. It is heart- breaking that today that Nigeria remains one of the worst affected countries with over 25 per cent of all malaria cases and deaths – so this is a very personal battle for me.
