partnership – Rotarians Against Malaria Australia

25 Apr 2022

RAM and Malaria: Oops there goes a billion-kilowatt dam

by Netania Lim | posted in: australia, malaria awareness, partnership | 0

Dr Kerre Willsher, D9510 RAM Blogger We hope that everyone is well and head butting that Covid 19. At the moment, I am employed at a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) distribution centre. The RATs are theoretically similar to the malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) except that drops of blood are used for the RDT. Many countries use RDT as part of malaria surveillance, including the Solomon Islands project for Active Case Detection (ACD) of malaria … Continued

1 Nov 2021

Quarterly Update: August-October 2021

by Netania Lim | posted in: malaria awareness, news, partnership, research, resources | 0

Written by Kerre Willsher, PhD The Covid19 mayhem means that Rotarians Against Malaria has their work cut out for them in many cases. Fortunately, with the assistance of Rotary Clubs, Districts, and the general public, we are “up to it.” 1.5 million malaria cases and 7.6 million malaria-related deaths have been prevented since 2000 (World Health Organization, 2021). Dr Jenny Kerrison reports that there will be a one-off stipend of $29,500 for a Papua/New Guinean scholar … Continued

21 Aug 2021

An interesting find in a local Rotary shed…

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Mr Paul Freimanis, a member of the Rotary Club of Whyalla was involved in building a clinic at Seghe. We found this memento in a local Rotary shed.

20 Aug 2021

The World Health Organization E 2025 Initiative

by Netania Lim | posted in: malaria awareness, news, partnership, research, resources, vanuatu | 0

3.2 billion people are at risk of being infected with Malaria, and each year, more than 400,000 people die of it (Wangdi & Clements, 2018; World Health Organization, 2017, 2021b). The E 2025 initiative developed as the result of the identification by the World Health Organization of another 25 countries that have the capacity to eliminate Malaria by 2025. E2025 builds upon E 2020 which supported 21 countries in their effort to eliminate Malaria by … Continued

16 Aug 2021

Maintaining zero malaria in Timor Leste: Our International Service to open doors into the hearts of Rotarians and non-Rotarians

by Netania Lim | posted in: fundraising, grants, news, partnership, timor leste | 0

Introduction Malaria is a life-threatening disease. Globally, in 2018, malaria threatened the lives of nearly 50% of the global population. In that year, an estimated 228 million were infected with malaria and there were 405,000 deaths with an estimated 1,109 deaths per day. The most at risk for malarial deaths were children under five who made up 67% of the deaths in 2018. The other sinister aspect of malaria is that it plunges victims into … Continued

26 Jul 2021

New partnership launched to accelerate the elimination of relapsing P. vivax malaria

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Recently, the Partnership for Vivax Elimination (PAVE) was formed to support malaria endemic countries including Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Peru and Thailand, in their quest to eliminate Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax). This partnership is critical because more than one-third of the world’s population is at risk of contracting P. vivax and it is the most common form of malaria outside of sub-Saharan Africa. Young children and pregnant women are impacted the most. … Continued

1 May 2020

The Global Fund and RAWCS-RAM join hands to eliminate malaria in the Oceania region

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MEDIA RELEASE: 30 April 2020 Global progress on malaria elimination has stalled. Malaria continues to inflict unnecessary human and economic losses, mostly in developing countries. Pregnant women and children under five years are disproportionately affected by malaria. Within this context, The Global Fund and Rotary Australia Word Community Service Ltd-Rotarians Against Malaria (RAWCS-RAM) have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate malaria elimination and end the unnecessary heavy toll on humanity. This partnership will build … Continued