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Rwanda launches Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign, reaffirming commitment to ending the disease
10
March
2020
10 March 2020 – Today, Rwanda joins the Zero Malaria Starts with Me movement, in a drive to accelerate malaria elimination across the African continent. The Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign, launched in 2018 by H.E.
Malaria Media Coalition Launches  in Sierra Leone
25
February
2020

Official Press Release

New journalist network will enhance the pan-African movement to eliminate malaria 6 February 2020, Freetown, Sierra Leone -  Today, with support from the National Malaria Control Program and Speak Up Africa, a new media coalition in Sierra Leone has been  launched as part of the pan-African Zero Malaria Starts with Me movement to eliminate malaria by 2030. The Malaria Media Coalition seeks to engage journalists in Sierra Leone by: • Energising journalists to report on malaria and take an active role
Zero malária começa comigo
11
November
2019
Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique, launched his country’s Zero Malaria Starts with Me (Zero malaria começa comigo) campaign in June 2018 at the Maputo Malaria Forum. In Mozambique, the campaign will increase the effectiveness of investments in the malaria fight through improving cooperation among State, civil society, the private sector, and community actors.
Tanzania joins Zero Malaria Starts With Me movement on SADC Malaria day
8
November
2019
8 November 2019 - Today, the United Republic of Tanzania announced the launch of its first national Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign, becoming the 11th nation to join the ever-growing Pan-African movement, co-led by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and the African Union. The campaign was launched during the Southern African Community (SADC) Malaria Day that was commemorated on the sidelines of the SADC Health Minister’s Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ethiopia becomes the 10th African nation to join Zero Malaria Starts With Me Movement
3
October
2019
3 October 2019 – This week Ethiopia announced the launch of its national Zero Malaria Starts With Me campaign, to help accelerate malaria elimination. Launched by His Excellency Mr Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, the country becomes the 10th nation to join the continent-wide movement.