With just a little over two weeks left of 2022, we want to take this chance to thank you for following our progress this year. Thanks to your support, we were able to work with communities and governments across Africa and Asia to strengthen health systems, improve access to health services and find solutions that can improve the health and lives of those most vulnerable to disease – we even reached a record number of children with our seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme – 24 million.
But, despite the fantastic work of the global health community, especially given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still a long way to go before children in sub-Saharan Africa have the same chance of a healthy life as those living in Europe and North America. Infectious diseases, including pneumonia and malaria, as well as diarrhoea and malnutrition, are amongst the leading causes of death in children under five. These diseases are preventable. We can all do more to reduce the burden of disease on the most vulnerable.
So in our last newsletter of the year, alongside our regular updates, we want to ask you to give a gift to help empower communities in Africa and Asia to put the reality of better health in their own hands. You still have time to save a life this year!
Our 2022 Impact Report: Unlocking universal health coverage
Find out how we are contributing towards achieving universal health coverage and why all governments and their partners should commit to attaining it
Looking back on the past year, we acknowledge the importance of resilient health systems in reducing the burden of disease and improving access to quality healthcare for all. We have undertaken ambitious and innovative work with our partners this year, promoting the vision of a world progressing towards universal health coverage.
Progress against malaria is stalling – what needs to change? 📢
Check out our response to the report
The World Health Organization’sWorld Malaria Report 2022 has been published, the message this year is one of resilience. Despite no further significant increases in malaria deaths in the report period (2021), global progress is stalling and even reversing. So, what needs to change to buck this trend?
"As a trained doctor with 10 years' experience working for the UK’s National Health Service, including in General Practice, I have seen first-hand the difference access to quality healthcare makes to people regardless of their background, financial or social status."
— Dr Radhika Khanna Hexter, Malaria Consortium Senior Technical Advisor
Already a national commitment in most of the countries in which Malaria Consortium works, UHC is central to our Organisational Strategy (2021-2025). A key part of our vision is to help build health sector resilience in countries where we operate and support ministries of health on the pathway to achieving UHC by 2030. But what exactly is UHC and why is it important?
Malaria Consortium releases Universal Health Coverage Capacity Statement
The goal of universal health coverage (UHC) is that all individuals and communities can enjoy health and well-being without facing financial hardship. Read our latest Capacity Statement to find out why this goal has always been a central theme in our work.
Advocacy brief:Strengthening the health system response to pneumonia and other childhood illnesses
Download our advocacy brief to find out more
We have updated our recommendations on pneumonia and other childhood illnesses. To prevent pneumonia, a treatable and curable disease, early diagnosis and treatment at all levels are crucial. Download our advocacy brief to find out more.
Translations available: Malaria surveillance in Mozambique
Our latest case studies, insight brief and learning brief on malaria surveillance in Mozambique are now available in Portuguese. Click the links to view and download.
