Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership
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The Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) is the global framework for coordinated action against malaria
. It forges consensus among key actors in malaria control, harmonises action and mobilises resources to fight malaria in endemic countries.
The RBM Partnership was launched in 1998 by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, under the initial leadership of Dr. David Nabarro, as a partnership between WHO
, UNICEF, UNDP and the World Bank
, in an effort to provide a coordinated global response to the disease. In 2006, the RBM Partnership was redesigned in a process known as the Change Initiative in order to strengthen RBM's capacity to respond efficiently to emerging challenges in global malaria control.
In 2009, the RBM Partnership comprises hundreds of partners organized in eight constituencies, including malaria endemic countries, their bilateral and multilateral development partners, the private sector, nongovernmental and community-based organizations, foundations, and research and academic institutions.
Through the RBM Partnership mechanisms, actors in malaria control coordinate their activities at global, regional and country level, while striving to avoid duplication and fragmentation and achieve optimal use of resources.
On September 25, 2008 at the Millennium Development Goals Malaria Summit key actors in malaria control endorsed an ambitious plan to put an end to malaria as a global health problem. The Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP)
consolidates the input of 30 endemic countries and regions, 65 international institutions and 250 experts from a wide range of fields. The GMAP aims for a substantial and sustained reduction of the malaria burden in the near and mid-terms and at an eventual elimination.
Since 2004, the RBM Partnership is led by Prof Awa Marie Coll Seck
. Partnership Secretariat is hosted by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The RBM Secretariat facilitates policy coordination at a global and regional levels.
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
. It forges consensus among key actors in malaria control, harmonises action and mobilises resources to fight malaria in endemic countries.
The RBM Partnership was launched in 1998 by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, under the initial leadership of Dr. David Nabarro, as a partnership between WHO
Who
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, UNICEF, UNDP and the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, in an effort to provide a coordinated global response to the disease. In 2006, the RBM Partnership was redesigned in a process known as the Change Initiative in order to strengthen RBM's capacity to respond efficiently to emerging challenges in global malaria control.
In 2009, the RBM Partnership comprises hundreds of partners organized in eight constituencies, including malaria endemic countries, their bilateral and multilateral development partners, the private sector, nongovernmental and community-based organizations, foundations, and research and academic institutions.
Through the RBM Partnership mechanisms, actors in malaria control coordinate their activities at global, regional and country level, while striving to avoid duplication and fragmentation and achieve optimal use of resources.
On September 25, 2008 at the Millennium Development Goals Malaria Summit key actors in malaria control endorsed an ambitious plan to put an end to malaria as a global health problem. The Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP)
Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP)
Global Malaria Action Plan is the first single comprehensive blueprint for global malaria control and elimination. It outlines strategies, costs, goals and timelines designed to build on the trajectory of recent successes in malaria control, moving towards full malaria control and beyond in...
consolidates the input of 30 endemic countries and regions, 65 international institutions and 250 experts from a wide range of fields. The GMAP aims for a substantial and sustained reduction of the malaria burden in the near and mid-terms and at an eventual elimination.
Since 2004, the RBM Partnership is led by Prof Awa Marie Coll Seck
Awa Marie Coll-Seck
Born in 1951 in Dakar, Senegal, Awa Marie Coll-Seck is Executive Director of The Roll Back Malaria Partnership and is on the Board of Directors at the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health , Medicines for Malaria Venture , Innovative Vector Control Consortium et al.-Career:In 2001-2003 Dr...
. Partnership Secretariat is hosted by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The RBM Secretariat facilitates policy coordination at a global and regional levels.