We recognize there has been great progress made in achieving impact and decreasing the global burden of malaria. However many challenges still remain, prompting the need for renewed collaboration and commitment by our global community to fight malaria. MCHIP stands alongside Rollback Malaria (RBM) and the global malaria community as it celebrates the fourth annual World Malaria Day the 25th of April. 
 
Every year 10,000 pregnant women will die from malaria and every 45 seconds a child will die from malaria. Although women and children are the most vulnerable to malaria, we have the tools to prevent these deaths.

In 2010 alone, malaria prevention efforts saved 485 children's lives in Africa every day. Universal malaria prevention coverage alone can save the lives of 3 million African children by 2015. The number of pregnant women accessing preventive therapies and resources has increased dramatically in the last 10 years. But gains made to date are fragile and we will backslide if momentum is lost.

MCHIP joins the global community and stands proudly in the fight against malaria so that no pregnant woman or child loses their life because they were infected.

Click here to read more about MCHIP malaria work.

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The old adage "good health begins at home" is proving true for malaria thanks to the efforts of community health workers in Uganda and Zambia.

In Uganda, HealthPartners, a President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) Malaria Communities Program (MCP) grantee, is working with Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Rubirizi to deliver health education messages to household members.

In the Luapula Province of Zambia, MCP grantee Catholic Medical Missions Board (CMMB) is training community volunteers, traditional leaders, and health works in malaria control and prevention using national guidelines while addressing cultural issues.

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Zambia is the first country to document and analyze its malaria in pregnancy (MIP) implementation best practices and bottlenecks.

As countries scale up their prevention and control of MIP programs, there are critical lessons learned and promising implementation practices to be considered, adopted and applied based on the contextual needs of each country. With support from the President’s Malaria Initiative, MCHIP developed a case study—including a desk review and interviews with key stakeholders—to gain a better understanding of MIP programming in Zambia.

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In Rwanda, MCHIP is expanding and strengthening interventions to 'count malaria out' among pregnant women and children under five.

By addressing malaria prevention and control comprehensively on a platform of maternal and child health services, the Program is helping Rwanda scale up services for pregnant women and young children. 

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In rural Burkina Faso, MCHIP is helping to keep pregnant women malaria free.

In order to reach the largest number of pregnant women with proven approaches for reducing the dangers of malaria in pregnancy, the Program focuses on in-service training for health care providers who see women during regular antenatal care visits.

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In Senegal, MCHIP is working with the Malaria Control Program and saving lives.

While malaria continues to exact a heavy toll on the health and lives of mothers and their children across Africa, some countries, Senegal among them, have shown remarkable progress in protecting the most vulnerable populations with life-saving malaria interventions.

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