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"One World Against Malaria"

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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics

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United Nations, New York, 23 April 2009 - Daily Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Malaria, Ray Chambers, will co-host the "One World Against Malaria" Summit tomorrow in Washington, D.C., on the eve of World Malaria Day.
The Summits goal will be to recognize the important role that faith-based organizations have in combating the disease. It will also reaffirm and renew commitments to   achieving the Secretary-Generals goal of providing universal access to malaria prevention by 2010 -- in order to end deaths from malaria by 2015. 
The Summit will bring together faith leaders from Africa and the United States, as well as government and global health leaders. The heads of the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, Margaret Chan and Ann Veneman, as well as the US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, will address the gathering. 
For his part, Ray Chambers is expected to discuss the importance of bringing Christians, Muslims, and people of all faiths together to defeat a common enemy. He will also recognize the tremendous influence that faith leaders have in encouraging their congregations to use mosquito nets and seek treatment. We have a media advisory on tomorrows event upstairs.
Meanwhile, also on malaria, WHO reports that malaria deaths in Zambia have declined by 66%. That decline was especially steep after more than 3 million long-lasting insecticidal nets were distributed between 2006 and 2008. We have more on that in my office.

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