9:00 - 10:45 a.m.: |
Breakfast reception, opening ceremony and launch of reports |
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: |
Panel presentations |
In recognition of Africa Malaria Day 2003, leaders from international health institutions and partners in the Roll Back Malaria Global Partnership will commemorate efforts to lessen the burden of malaria and review progress toward the 2000 Abuja Declaration goal of halving Africa’s malaria mortality by 2010 at a breakfast reception and panel presentation at the National Press Club.
The event will launch the first Africa Malaria Report, developed by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Bank; and a special supplement to the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene detailing findings from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kenya Medical Research Institute study of insecticide-treated bednets in Western Kenya.
A panel of international health experts will then present technical and programmatic progress for rolling back malaria in Africa.
Participants will include representatives from:
Malaria, a parasitic disease, affects an estimated 500 million people and results in up to 2 million deaths each year. Ninety percent of malaria deaths occur in Africa, and the disease accounts for approximately $12 billion a year of lost African gross domestic product.
To RSVP for the ceremony and/or panel discussion, please e-mail RSVPMalaria@phnip.com.
For more information, call 202-393-9001 extension 121.
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