New report cites progress on malaria
Who:
Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF
Dr. Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Executive Director, Roll Back Malaria Partnership
Dr. Tedros Adhanon Ghebreysus, Minister of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer, President's Malaria Initiative
When:
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
07.00 (Pacific time)
10.00 (Eastern time)
15.00 (London time)
16.00 (Johannesburg time)
What:
Media briefing, embargoed for 00.01 GMT, Wednesday 17 October
Where:
By telephone
Why: A new report, Malaria and Children, Progress in Intervention Coverage, finds significant gains in the fight against malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Providing a comprehensive assessment of the progress that has been made in malaria control, the r eport finds a rapid increase in the supply of insecticide-treated bed nets between 2004 and 2006.
The report, prepared by UNICEF on behalf of the Roll Back Malaria initiative, is being launched in Seattle, Washington State, to coincide with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Malaria Forum, 16-18 October.
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