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RBM PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER
July 2022
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Kigali Summit 2022: 'UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL'
The RBM Partnership was thrilled to see the global Malaria community come together last week at the Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The Summit featured commitments which totalled over US$4.5 billion dollars including funding from governments, international organizations, philanthropists and the private sector.
We extend our gratitude to all partners for your support in making the Summit a success and your ongoing commitment to end Malaria!
You can discover the highlights in our Kigali Summit review. If you have images you would like to share, get in touch at scpc@endmalaria.org.
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Zero Malaria Starts With Me celebrates its fourth anniversary
This month, the African continent is celebrating the fourth anniversary of the Zero Malaria Starts With Me movement, with 25 countries adopting the grassroots-led campaign to accelerate action on the continent to end Malaria since 2018.
The past year has seen significant momentum for the movement, with five new countries – Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Namibia, Mali and Malawi – all adopting the campaign to drive action against Malaria over the past 12 months.
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G7 Summit: Now is the time to talk bold action to ensure a safer world
In June, G7 leaders met for the annual three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps. Following the event, a joint declaration was published stressing the need for a transition of the whole economy towards sustainability, net-zero and nature-positive outcomes to achieve a sustainable planet.
In an open letter published by Politico, 11 former leaders urged the G7 to stand alongside allies, including the U.S., to increase their pledges by at least 30% at the Seventh Replenishment Conference in September.
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The Eastern Africa National Malaria Programmes and Partners Annual Meeting
The RBM Partnership to End Malaria’s Country and Regional Support Partner Committee (CRSPC) conducted its annual meeting with 14 National Malaria Control Programmes in the Eastern Africa subregion between 8-11 June 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya. The hybrid event was attended by 107 face-to-face participants with a further 180 participants joining virtually, including countries, global, regional and local partners, as well as representatives from the private sector and academia.
The event provided an opportunity for National Malaria Control Programmes (NMCPs) and partners to review the status of national Malaria programmes, major implementation bottlenecks including the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, lessons learnt and updates on the latest developments in Malaria, to identify the implementation support required in 2022/2023. In addition, NMCPs, partners, Country Coordination Mechanisms (CCMs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) received training on Community, Rights and Gender to drive more equitable access to malaria interventions, as well as an orientation on the next cycle of The Global Fund application planning and support.
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RBM Partnership celebrates achievements
Following two years of virtual collaboration, the Kigali Summit provided an opportunity for partners from around the world to get together and reflect on the community’s recent achievements.
Dr Corine Karema, Interim CEO of the RBM Partnership, and Dr David Reddy on behalf of the RBM Partnership Board, were delighted to welcome representatives present for the Summit for a celebratory breakfast in Kigali. During the event, partners delivered updates, recognized the value of partner collaboration and shared their ambitions for the coming months and years.
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#DrawTheLine victory at The SABRE Awards
The Zero Malaria Starts with Me - Draw the Line Against Malaria campaign has been named winner of the Integrated Marketing Category at the 2022 Sabre Awards Africa!
This victory is a successive win for the global Draw the Line Against Malaria campaign, which couped the Grand Prix and Social Good awards at the World Media Awards in September 2021.
Thank you to all our partners who have made this campaign a success, including Malaria No More UK, Dentsu International and the African Leaders Malaria Alliance. You can continue to support the campaign online using #DrawTheLine and #ZeroMalaria.
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Celebrating 10 Years of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC)
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign to provide preventive treatment to protect children from Malaria infection during the rainy season. Despite the disruptions caused by the pandemic, in 2020 partners and countries’ ensured SMC reached over 11.8 million children, the highest number ever reached!
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A message from Civil Society For Malaria Elimination (CS4ME)
CS4ME is a global platform of civil society organizations committed to achieving Malaria elimination, and the Secretariat is provided by African NGO Impact Santé Afrique (ISA). Its mission is to make Malaria control programs and interventions more effective, sustainable, equitable, innovative, inclusive of civil society, community-centered, human rights-based, gender-based, and adequately funded.
CS4ME aims to:
- Connect civil society organizations and communities affected by or at risk of Malaria on a single platform while building and strengthening their capacities and enabling South-South collaboration and coordination;
- Promote the participation of civil society organizations and local communities beyond service delivery as actors in decision-making processes, strategy and program development, monitoring and evaluation, and research, to complement and strengthen Malaria control and elimination and contribute to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- Promote and secure community-based programs and increase the sense of urgency for Malaria elimination, universal access, and effective use of existing tools;
- Advocate for sufficient and sustained resource mobilization for Malaria control and elimination, prioritizing appropriate allocations for civil society and communities.
CS4ME invites all partners to share the below resources, ensuring widespread dissemination, to make great use of these wonderful tools by the civil society organizations.
Tool 1: Community Diagnosis Guide for Malaria Interventions
Tool 2: How to Conduct Effective Advocacy to Address the Needs of Malaria Vulnerable Groups
Are you a civil society organization engaged in Malaria control activities? Join CS4ME! It’s simple and free. Please register at www.cs4me.org or contact secretariat@cs4me.org.
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Last Call for SCPC Co-Chair Nominations
A reminder that nominations for the Strategic Communications Partner Committee (SCPC) Co-Chair vacancy are still open. Applicants should be prominent leaders in the global Malaria community and/or individuals who are able to ensure consistent resourcing of the RBM Partnership mechanisms or global efforts to fight Malaria.
The deadline for receipt of nominations is Wednesday 6 July 2022, with the nomination and selection process due to conclude by the week commencing 25 July 2022. The details of the nomination and selection process are provided in this document (and is also available in French).
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Reminder: ARMPC Co-Chair Nominations
The RBM Partnership to End Malaria is also calling for nominations for the Advocacy and Resource Mobilization Partner Committee (ARMPC) Co-Chair opening.
Any person from a Malaria-affected country, with significant experience in the field of global health and/or development, including both public and private sector experience, and who is committed to the RBM Partnership vision of a world free from the burden of Malaria is eligible to be considered for the role of the ARMPC Co-Chair.
The deadline for receipt of nominations is Monday 1 August 2022, with the nomination and selection process due to conclude by December 2022. The details of the nomination and selection process are provided in this document (also available in French).
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Investment in The Global Fund is necessary for gender equality
In June, Interim CEO Dr Corine Karema sat on a virtual panel hosted by Africa.com alongside Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Melinda French Gates and Dr Shivon Byamukama. The discussion spotlighted the importance of equity and innovation on the road to Africa's recovery.
Former Liberian President, H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf also published a piece in The Telegraph spotlighting how Malaria impacts young girls and why financing The Global Fund can help end Malaria and promote gender equality.
She says: “I won’t stop fighting until women, young girls and all families no longer have to live in fear of dying from this preventable and treatable disease.”
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Southern Africa National Malaria Programmes and Partners Annual Meeting
Harare, Zimbabwe
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Western Africa National Malaria Programmes and Partners Annual Meeting
Dakar, Senegal
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The 24th International AIDS Conference
Montreal, Canada, and virtually
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