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Policy and Advocacy
Policy and Advocacy
Established at the White House Summit that launched the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative in 2006, Malaria No More’s work has contributed to the historic progress toward turning the tide against malaria. Now, Malaria No More serves as a leading advocacy voice to increase and sustain significant U.S. investment through U.S. bilateral malaria programming and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
“The goal of defeating malaria is a challenging goal, yet it can be done. It’s not going to require a miracle; it just requires a smart, sustained, focused effort. And that’s what we’re here to talk about.”
-President George W. Bush at the 2006 White House Summit on Malaria, where Malaria No More was founded.
US Policy and Advocacy
Malaria No More works across Congresses and Presidential administrations — collaborating with advocates, researchers, and practitioners in the public and private sectors — to ensure the United States continues to play a leading role in ending one of humanity’s oldest, deadliest disease.
Through advocacy, education and strategic communication activities, Malaria No More:
- Engages U.S. and global leaders to achieve increased political commitment and funding for malaria elimination, including working with U.S. leaders during the annual budget request and appropriations process.
- Spotlights individuals and institutions whose leadership and commitment have contributed to dramatic progress in saving millions of lives at high-level events, including our annual Malaria Champions Breakfast and World Malaria Day Reception.
- Leads annual Congressional Staff Delegation trips to witness firsthand the work of US-funded programs in malaria endemic countries.
- Builds partnerships around innovation with researchers and the private sector to showcase the critical need for continued investment in malaria R&D.
- Develops messaging for strategic communications and detailed policy briefs based on non-partisan analysis.
“Many children are just one mosquito bite away from death. And that is a moral outrage.”
-President Barack Obama in his final State of the Union Address.
Global Policy and Advocacy
Malaria No More brings its sophisticated advocacy and communications expertise to its global role within the malaria partnership, tailoring policy-driven messaging for U.S. audiences while empowering affiliates and partners worldwide to effectively advocate within their own regional contexts.
By leveraging its strong relationships within the U.S. government, affiliate network, and key partners, Malaria No More:
- Drives global political commitment and leadership to secure increased funding for malaria eradication in key donor governments and leaders in the Asia Pacific, including Japan, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, and the UAE.
- Mobilizes key global malaria partnerships and platforms to drive advocacy outcomes, including increased political commitment, expanded resources, and strengthened capacities in malaria-affected countries.
- Engages with and supports the Global Fund beyond its traditional role in securing U.S. commitments. This includes co-organizing strategies and events to drive private sector contributions, develop targeted bilateral malaria initiatives that reflect regional interests and innovation, and expand donor commitments in key markets.
- Strengthens collaboration between donor countries and malaria-affected regions with parliamentary delegations and media visits. In partnership with the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), we ensure African perspectives shape global funding strategies.
Re-framing the malaria challenge
We work to re-frame the challenge of malaria in ways that are compelling to a new generation of decision makers, ensuring malaria remains a priority for the next 15 years.
- Staff Delegation: We organize an annual trip that brings Congressional staff to an endemic country, where they see the work of US-funded malaria programs firsthand.
- Champions Breakfast: Every year, Malaria No More hosts representatives of the private sector, nonprofits, advocates, researchers, and others in the malaria community on Capitol Hill to recognize the contributions of our Congressional champions for malaria elimination.
“The cost-benefit of an investment leveraging private partnerships to deal with things like malaria pays extraordinary dividends if appropriately done and channeled. And that is something that I think could, as part of an overall approach to Africa, be included in things that you could argue are improving our prosperity and our security.”
-Secretary of State Marco Rubio
US-Led Innovation
The R&D pipeline for malaria has never been stronger. On top of the potentially transformative effects of new malaria vaccines, breakthrough tools are expected in the next 3-5 years that would make malaria eradication technically and programmatically feasible for the first time in human history. Malaria No More works to highlight these tools and the community of researchers and companies who are developing them, underscoring the immense value of government and private investment in malaria R&D.