Ensuring Progress in the Fight to End Malaria Through Innovation & Collaboration
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April 27, 2021 /CSRwire/ - In commemoration of World Malaria Day 2021, GBCHealth and the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) hosted
Combat Malaria in Africa: Lessons and Opportunities, a high-level virtual event which brought together the malaria community to discuss how to ensure progress in the fight to end malaria during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
The importance of private sector engagement and cross-sector partnerships for malaria elimination, like CAMA, was a key theme of the event. “I would really encourage private sector players to get behind CAMA and to bring their skills and capabilities to this fight [against malaria],” said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. He added that the Global Fund values “the energy, the skillset, the capacities that the private sector can bring” to partnerships. Speakers also discussed how countries and businesses have adapted health programs in the battle against malaria in the context of the pandemic, as well as opportunities for collaboration to scale up malaria control efforts and increase impact.