"World Malaria Day" was established and approved at the 60th World Health Assembly (WHA) in March 2007. It replaces "Africa Malaria Day" which has been commemorated every year since 2001 on 25 April and will be celebrated from henceforth annually on the same day, in order to provide education and understanding of malaria as a global scourge that is preventable and a disease that is curable.
Africa Malaria Day was a day that was set aside by African governments committed to rolling back malaria and meeting the United Nations malaria-related Millennium Development Goals. But now Member states of the World Health Organisation agree that greater awareness is needed. It is hoped that the establishment of World Malaria Day will mobilize communities across the world to get involved in the fight. It is in recognition of the fact that the world health community recognizes malaria as a global emergency that knows no borders.
Get the World Malaria Day Button
Show your support for World Malaria Day by displaying the World Malaria Button online on your website. We are aiming for as many websites as possible to display the button by 25th April 2008.
Having the World Malaria Day Button on your site will link visitors to Roll Back Malaria's "World Malaria Day" site where they can find out what events are taking place on World Malaria Day.
So you can make a difference on World Malaria Day by:
Getting the World Malaria Day Button on your website
It is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish & French
To download go to http://www.mobilising4malaria.org/get_button.php?lang=en
Please let us know where you are going to use the World Malaria Day button by emailing us at info@mobilising4malaria.org.
