Engaging the private sector in the global war against malaria
by The Daily Eye Team April 26 2014, 11:58 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 46 secsThe past decade has seen unprecedented progress against many of the world’s leading global health challenges, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Thanks to bold commitment by political and business leaders alike, we have seen increased investment in global health and steady progress toward ambitious goals like the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).With malaria control, for example, there has been notable improvement since the start of the new millennium, particularly due to greater involvement of a wide variety of partners and increased external funding for endemic countries. With increased coordination of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) partners and under the technical leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO), global malaria death rates have declined by an estimated 42 per cent since 2000, contributing to a 20 per cent reduction in child mortality and helping drive progress against a variety of other health and development targets across the board