Malaria Consortium Announces New Innovation Grants for Malaria Advocacy in Africa
25/04/2008 – Today on the first World Malaria Day, Malaria Consortium is launching the Third round of the Malaria Advocacy Innovation Grants which promote and encourage new and innovative advocacy initiatives in endemic countries.
International MIM Conference, November 2005
NEW INNOVATION GRANTS BOOST MALARIA ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN AFRICA
London, 5/11/07. Malaria Consortium announced today three grants for malaria advocacy to civil society organisations covering twelve African countries.
CCAM takes part in first HIV-malaria Advocacy Workshop
CCAM met with partners from Ethiopia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Mali and Ghana at the workshop which was organised jointly by Malaria Consortium, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs and WHO in Lusaka, Zambia on 21st-23rd April 2007.
Health Fund Falls Well Short of Pledge Goal
Donors pledged $9.7 billion yesterday to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria at a fund-raising conference in Berlin — an
increase over previous donations, but well short of the $15 billion to
$18 billion the fund had hoped to raise.
Malaria voice grows at the Global Fund via the Community Delegation- CCAM Manager amongst the selected
The Communities living with HIV and TB and affected by Malaria Delegation to the Global Fund board is pleased to announce 5 new members from the Malaria community joining the support Group of the delegation. Following an open call for nominations a selection committee was set up to choose the successful candidates.
European Parliamentary Study Tour to Cameroon on Malaria
The European Parliamentary Forum’s Delegation has recently returned from a week-long study tour to Cameroon on Malaria hosted by the Cameroon Coalition against Malaria. The European Parliamentary Forum Delegation was composed of one German member of the Free Democratic Party (Liberal) of the DSW Parliamentary Advisory Council, one Lithuanian member of the Labour Party (Liberal) of the Lithuanian All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population and Development, one Spanish member from the United Left Party from the Spanish Parliamentary Inter-Group on Population and Development and one Swedish Young Decision Maker from the Christian Democratic Youth.
CAMEROON MONTHLY UPDATES, October 2007
The activities of October 2007 centered on the usual monthly Malaria Press Club, workshop to produce Draft 1 of the Malaria Technical Guide and the launching of home-based management of malaria in Cameroon. The theme of the Malaria Press Club was “The efficacy and the cost-effectiveness of the use of commercial sprays in the fight against malaria in Cameroon”.
CAMEROON MONTHLY UPDATES, February 2008
The month of February in Cameroon was marked by civil unrest giving rise to serious consequences with work being paralysed and people affected grievously, leading to reduction in productivity and effectiveness of work. However, prior to the unrest and after it, some scheduled activities did take place.
CAMEROON MONTHLY UPDATES, August 2007
Top on the agenda was the first-ever EPF Study Tour hosted by CCAM that saw the presence of 3 parliamentarians from Germany, Lithuania and Spain together with a youth political leader and 2 EPF staff. Their visit gave birth to the Cameroon Malaria Parliamentary Workgroup. They were given feedback of the Lusaka Malaria HIV Advocacy Workshop. The monthly Malaria Press Club was on “Malaria and Pregnancy”.
MONTHLY UPDATES, September 2007
September 2007 was graced with a number of activities. First, the success story registered from the working session with the Africa Action on AIDS (AAA), closely followed by the partnership CCAM gained with INTER-NAP. The workshop activities are gradually picking up as the Malaria Practical Guide has been developed and Malaria Press Club focusing on Malaria Prevention.
PRESS STATEMENT: Global Civil Society Reaction to Japanese Announcement of Global Fund Pledge
(Tokyo) Global civil society organizations reacted with strong disappointment to the announcement today by Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda of a contribution from Japan to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria of "$560 million for the coming few years."
GLOBAL FUND INVESTMENTS SUPPORT AIDS TREATMENT FOR 1.75 MILLION PEOPLE
Geneva – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today announced that 1.75 million people living with HIV have been reached with lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment through AIDS programs it supports, a 59 per cent increase over results reported a year ago.
CCAM awards winners for the Zonal Malaria Sketch Contest
11 of June 2008, CCAM awarded winners for the Zonal Malaria Sketch Contest in an event that was jointly organised with the Cameroon Association of School Administrators (CASA) and the “Festival des Arts et du Theatre pour l’Enfant Africain” (FATEA). The occasion coincided with the 10th edition of FATEA that took place at the cinema-theatre hall of the Centre Culturel Français (CCF).
CCAM launches its first-ever magazine on malaria
CCAM launched its first-ever magazine, christened “About Malaria” on Thursday, 3 July 2008. The event took place at the Yaounde Hilton Hotel in a hall with a capacity of 200 persons. To preside over the official launching ceremony was the Minister of Public Health, Andre Marie Fouda. He was accompanied by his entourage and other government officials. Also present at the occasion were pool of scientists, press men, members of Civil Society Organisations and a host of people from different walks of life.
100M Mosquito Nets for Africa
A DEAL to buy 100million mosquito nets for Africa and save hundreds of thousands of lives from malaria has been struck at the G8 summit after a Sun campaign. PM Gordon Brown yesterday secured the backing of the world’s most powerful countries for the scheme.
Dr Apol Soriano leaves for Burkina Faso
CCAM offered a send-off party for Dr Apol Soriano, one of its active workgroup members on 10 July 2008. Dr. Apol and his family are leaving for Burkina Faso, where he would continue to serve humanity in another capacity. A barbecue party was thrown for Dr. Apol and his family at the CCAM courtyard to mark their departure. As an international public health consultant, he was very much at the service of CCAM – filling the gaps where necessary and assisting tirelessly each time he was called up for any important assignment.
First meeting with partners of National Malaria Control Programme
NMCP organised the first-ever with its partners in a two-day workshop that took place at the Yaounde Conference Centre from 17-18 July 2008. The various partners drawn from government bodies, corporation institutions, research institutes, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and among others exerted much energy to identify competences and rally forces for a Harmonised Workgroup.
PRESS RELEASE: The Guardian International Development Journalism
The groundbreaking Guardian International Development Journalism Competition has now reached its final stages with the announcement of the 16 finalists.
CAMAM NW to evaluate the Magazine Launch this Friday
Members of the North West Chapter of the Cameroon Media Against Malaria, CAMAM would meet this Friday. Top on the agenda is the evaluation of the launching of the CCAM Magazine "About Malaria" that took place on 26 July 2008 at the Ayaba Hotel-Bamenda. NW chair of CAMAM, Mary Lum Azongha invites all members to attend this meeting unfailingly as key issues shall be discussed and a new page opened for other activities.
"Act Now for Health" Campaign
CCAM joins the voice of Act Now for Health to drum the message of a malaria-free Cameroon and for the government to meet the MDGs. Together with Action for Global Health, Global Movement for Children, Oxfam International Save the Children UK and WorldVision International, she is lending weight to this campaign to get government ministers from Cameroon and around the world to sign the statement pledging they will fight for health to be a priority in 2008.
Learning about new ways to combat HIV & AIDS
The Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy organised a workshop hosting Ebony P. Johnson as Guest Speaker at their Multipurpose Room. Ebony Johnson is a Community Advocacy, Education & Empowerment Specialist and has a huge wealth of experience dealing HIV and AIDS. The meeting was to discuss actions, new developments and trends in combating HIV/AIDS in Cameroon and to share new strategies, experiences and best practices. The workshop took close to 2 hours starting at 2:30PM.
