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President's Malaria Initiative E-Newsletter

July 2010


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Photo of a woman with her children by an ITN.
Source: PMI

PMI in the News
Read recent news stories, columns, and other articles on PMI from media resources, such as newspapers and other malaria Web sites.

Remarks by Admiral Tim Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, to the Lower Mekong Initiative
Admiral Tim Ziemer, the U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, spoke at the Lower Mekong Initiative Infectious Disease Conference on June 17, 2010. He spoke about the meeting objectives, the Millennium Development Goals, and the Global Health Initiative.

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New Facebook Page
Visit the new USAID/Global Health Facebook page to find out what USAID is doing to promote health worldwide, and check out PMI postings.

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Where We Work
  Map of Africa with the PMI focus countries highlighted.
   

View the NEW PMI Country Information pages to learn more about the malaria situation; download the Malaria Operational Plans; read stories; and access other resources for each of the 15 PMI focus countries, including updated PMI Country Profiles.

Our Partners
Access recently added contracts and agreements from PMI's implementing partners.

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New Accounts of What PMI is Doing in the Field
Read new success stories to get a field perspective of how PMI supports key malaria prevention and treatment strategies, such as indoor residual spraying, treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, and intermittent preventive therapy for pregnant women.

Ethiopia

Ghana
Photo of a health worker taking a blood sample for malaria diagnosis from a young girl.
  A health worker takes a blood sample for malaria diagnosis from a young girl.
Source: Joseph Malone/PMI


Liberia Madagascar Mali Mozambique Senegal Uganda Zambia Read more PMI success stories from the field

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New Photo Gallery: PMI Supports Use of Insecticide-Treated Nets to Prevent Malaria
In Africa, malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes that bite predominantly at night. Therefore, sleeping under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) can greatly reduce the risk of infection because ITNs repel mosquitoes and kill those that land on them. Increasing ownership and use of ITNs is a key component of PMI’s prevention strategy.

Photo of a boy under an ITN. Photo of a community giving out ITNs. Photo of a man transporting ITNs across the river on a raft. Photo of pregnant women lining up to receive ITNs. Photo of a woman receiving an ITN.

Updated PMI Fast Facts
The U.S. Government has contributed to a rapid scale-up of malaria prevention and treatment measures across 15 PMI-supported countries over the past four years. Many of these countries have reported significant reductions in under-five mortality, and there is strong and growing evidence that malaria prevention and treatment efforts are a major factor in these reductions. New Translations of the PMI Annual Report
If you have questions or comments, please contact Chris Thomas at ChThomas@usaid.gov.

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