We are an innovative charity working tirelessly to end suffering and deaths from malaria. We back the global goal of near zero deaths by 2015. We save lives through high-impact awareness and fundraising campaigns and by making strategic investments in Africa where over 90% of all malaria deaths occur.
Our launch in 2009 was timed to build on the unprecedented global and local momentum to end deaths from malaria, a preventable disease that claims the life of a child every minute. We work with governments, businesses, faith groups and the British public to raise vital funds and awareness to support projects in Africa to help make malaria no more.
Since our launch we have secured the support of all the major political parties in the fight against malaria and helped persuade the coalition government to place malaria at the top of its international development agenda. We have also raised funds to invest in malaria control projects in Ghana, Botswana and Namibia which have helped protect over ten million people from malaria.
Malaria No More affiliates operate in the US, Netherlands and Canada and form part of the global Roll Back Malaria Partnership with over 500 other organisations dedicated to a malaria free world.
I only got one mosquito bite when I went back to Zimbabwe for six weeks over Christmas...
Thanks to your support we are tackling malaria head on: encouraging UK government and private investors to commit resources; raising awareness about the urgent need for action; and funding and strengthening malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment programmes in Africa.
Like any charity, Malaria No More UK incurs management and administration costs to stay effective day to day, but we work hard to keep these to a minimum. We’re a small team supported by talented volunteers and we benefit from a significant amount of “in kind” support, including media airtime and office space.
Of every £1 we spend, 93p goes directly to malaria prevention programmes, high impact awareness campaigns and advocacy work*.
To read more about our finances you can view our annual accounts on the Charity Commission website.
Focus on: Africa Programmes
Our support of malaria prevention and treatment in Africa is only possible thanks to funds raised and donated by companies, charitable organisations and members of the public. We have been able to invest in programmes to help protect up to ten million people in Ghana, Botswana and Namibia.
How to help
You can make a donation online now, or find out more about how to get involved in the fight to end malaria.
You can also contact us.
* Source: Malaria No More UK 2010 Audited Accounts. Of each £1 spent, 93.4p went to charitable programmes, 5.4p to income generation, and 1.2p to governance.
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We are part of a global movement to end the suffering and death caused by malaria
Malaria No More UK works to encourage governments to champion the fight against malaria. We focus particularly on the UK Government which provides the largest amount of aid to tackle malaria after the United States. We also work with other stakeholders to help encourage more support for tackling malaria internationally including UK based companies, scientists, faith groups and NGOs.
We are proud to be a member of Roll Back Malaria (RBM), the global partnership coordinating international efforts for a malaria free world. RBM members include organisations from the private sector, scientists, NGOs, the WHO and other UN agencies, and faith groups. We help support RBM’s work by publicising its reports and organising events to highlight its vital work. We are active members of the RBM Malaria Advocacy Working Group.
We work with Roll Back Malaria partners and the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) to encourage developing country governments to prioritise fighting malaria. Follow the work of ALMA to learn what steps countries that suffer from malaria can take to stop the spread of the disease.
We work with private companies already part of the fight against malaria because of their role in producing the tools to prevent, diagnose and treat malaria. We also encourage businesses operating in malarial countries to help protect their work force and customers from malaria. Read more about what companies have been doing to tackle malaria.
We are a member of BOND, a membership organisation for British NGOs working on international development. We are also one of the main groups involved in the Living Proof campaign, which highlights the progress being made in fighting poverty around the world.
Read more about our work with the UK Parliament and with the UK Government.
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Malaria carrying mosquitoes bite mostly at night. Sleeping under a mosquito net* offers double protection providing both a physical and a chemical barrier from mosquitoes. This is one of the most simple and effective means of malaria prevention and studies show that mosquito nets cut malaria cases in children by half and deaths by 20%.
*Whenever we talk about nets, we are referring to ‘Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets’ (LLINs) which have insecticide impregnated into the fabric of the net so it does not wash out. Each net lasts approximately three years and typically covers two people.
Education underpins the fight against malaria. Understanding how malaria is transmitted and the action needed to prevent, diagnose and treat this disease is essential. One of the simplest routes to good education comes through Health Workers who are often the first local point of contact for people at risk of malaria. Health workers are based in their local communities and give practical guidance on how to live malaria free as well as testing for and treating malaria.
There used to be a widespread assumption that all fevers were due to malaria meaning everyone was treated for malaria. Fortunately, progress in diagnosing malaria means this is no longer the case. The current priority is to accurately diagnose suspected malaria cases using a malaria test and this policy is now being rolled out across Africa thanks to the availability of simple rapid diagnostic test kits.
Once someone is diagnosed with malaria they need to be quickly treated with Artemisinin Combined Therapy (ACTs) – the most advanced and effective malaria medicine.
Africa is our focus area for support as it is disproportionately affected by the malaria epidemic. We work through partners already on the ground in Africa and support their national malaria control plans and goals. Their work includes encouraging and supporting innovation to find new and improved ways to deliver effective malaria prevention, education, testing and treatment. Click on one of the countries above to see how and where we work.
We have supported projects which have helped to distribute more than five million mosquito nets and malaria education information to help to protect over ten million people from malaria.
We are part of a worldwide effort that has seen significant success in fighting malaria with a global drop in malaria deaths of 26% since 2000.
There is still much more to do, but with your support we are making real progress and saving lives across Africa.
Africa is our focus area for support as it is disproportionately affected by the malaria epidemic. We work through partners already on the ground in Africa and support their national malaria control plans and goals. Their work includes encouraging and supporting innovation to find new and improved ways to deliver effective malaria prevention, education, testing and treatment. Click on one of the countries above to see how and where we work.
We have supported projects which have helped to distribute more than five million mosquito nets and malaria education information to help to protect over ten million people from malaria.
We are part of a worldwide effort that has seen significant success in fighting malaria with a global drop in malaria deaths of 26% since 2000.
There is still much more to do, but with your support we are making real progress and saving lives across Africa.
Rashida volunteers with her local malaria campaign giving out mosquito nets and sharing malaria education in her community...
Faith organisations play a vital role in Africa in the fight against malaria
Fashion as a force to raise funds and awareness to save lives in Africa
Music spreads the word about our moment to make malaria no more
The greatest games on earth accelerate the pace to make malaria no more
In September 2010, I tested positive for malaria. I was instructed by the doctor to head straight to the hospital, which I did, and I was admitted immediately.
During 2010, I taught a group of friends patchwork and quilting. We are all family women with everything we could wish for. We therefore decided to use the quilt we made to help families like ourselves who do not share our good fortune. The quilt was raffled and raised £170 for Malaria No More UK.
Mozzy Man turns up in unexpected places, meeting people and encouraging them to get involved in the fight against malaria.
Malaria No More UK is part of a global effort to put an end to the suffering and death caused by malaria.
© 2013 Malaria No More UK. Reg'd in England and Wales. Charity no. 1126222, Company no. 6648679.
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