Speak Up Africa, a non-profit organization that focuses on strategic advocacy and communications, together with its partners, have emphasized the need to enlist the support of communities, government figures, and private sector companies in order to create and finance creative fundraising projects that will help eradicate malaria in Africa.
By putting in place finance mechanisms to combat malaria, Speak Up Africa and its partners want to prevent child deaths from the disease, accelerate economic growth in a sustainable and equitable way, and secure a malaria-free Africa by 2030.
Speak Up Africa and its partners stated in a statement to mark this year's World Malaria Day that despite tremendous progress in lowering malaria-related fatalities worldwide, the illness still poses a serious danger to public health and requires ongoing financing to eradicate.
"Funding for malaria control and eradication does not adequately address the country's actual requirements. For instance, it has been predicted that the worldwide budget for malaria prevention will be $3.5 billion in 2021.
The WHO predicted that US$7.3 billion was required to sustain national malaria control programs in Africa; however, this amount is less.
The supply chain is being impacted by the situation in Ukraine and the increased cost of gasoline, which affects how much it costs to deliver preventative items to malaria-exposed communities. The progress accomplished in recent decades runs the danger of being undone without continued investment in malaria control, according to the statement.
Day Against Malaria
Every year on April 25, the world celebrates World Malaria Day to recognize the efforts being made to combat the disease.
On World Malaria Day, it is important to emphasize the need for ongoing financial support and political commitment to the prevention and control of malaria. The WHO member states implemented it during the 2007 World Health Assembly.
"Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, and implement" is the topic of the 2023 celebration.
In relation to this issue, WHO will concentrate on the third "i" of implementation, particularly on how crucial it is to reach disadvantaged communities using the current tools and methods.
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