World Malaria Day 2013, Invest in the Future: Defeat Malaria
April 25, 2013
For the next three years the theme of World Malaria Day is Invest in the Future: Defeat Malaria. This theme calls attention to the big push that is needed to achieve the 2015 Millennium Development goals and to eradicate malaria. For more information on World Malaria Day please visit the Roll Back Malaria website.
World Malaria Day occurs on April 25th every year. World Malaria Day was established in 2007, it is a day of unified commemoration of the global effort to provide effective control of malaria around the world. World Malaria Day represents a chance for all of us to make a difference. Whether you are a government, a company, a charity or an individual, you can roll back malaria and help generate broad gains in multiple areas of health and human development. Reducing the impact of malaria would significantly propel efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, agreed by every United Nations member state. These include not only the goal of combating the disease itself, but also goals related to women's and children's rights and health, access to education and the reduction of extreme poverty .
A Night Out For Nets, April 18, 2013
On April 18, one week before World Malaria Day 2013, Spread the Net Co-Chair Rick Mercer invited supporters to A Night Out For Nets in Toronto to raise awareness about malaria. Thanks to HBO Canada and Skating Panda Productions,Spread the Net hosted an exclusive invite only pre-screening of the powerful HBO original film Mary and Martha. Teri Hart from The Movie Network and HBO Canada did an incredible job as Master of Ceremonies. Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support!
Oscar® winner Hilary Swank and Oscar® nominee Brenda Blethyn star in HBO Films’ Mary and Martha, the story of two mothers who find a way to make a difference by dedicating themselves to the cause of malaria prevention. The film premieres Saturday, April 20 at 8 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada), day-and-date with HBO in the U.S., and re-airs on Thursday, April 25 to commemorate World Malaria Day. Watch the Mary and Martha trailer.
View highlights from A Night Out For Nets.
View the Spread the Net and HBO Canada's A NIGHT OUT FOR NETS Media Advisory
HBO original film Mary and Martha premiers on April 20
Oscar® winner Hilary Swank and Oscar® nominee Brenda Blethyn star in HBO Films’ Mary and Martha, the story of two mothers who find a way to make a difference by dedicating themselves to the cause of malaria prevention. The film premieres Saturday, April 20 at 8 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada), day-and-date with HBO in the U.S., and re-airs on Thursday, April 25 to commemorate World Malaria Day.
Watch the Mary and Martha trailer.
Mary and Martha Press Release.
World Malaria Report 2012
World Health Organization
Launched December 17, 2012
World Malaria Day 2012 theme- "Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria"
Roll Back Malaria Partnership
April, 2012
Wednesday April 25th 2012 is World Malaria Day. World Malaria Day was established by the World Health Organization in 2007 as a day for all citizens to remember their responsibility to save lives from malaria. This international day will help raise awareness and understanding of malaria, a preventable and treatable disease spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Much progress has been made in the fight against malaria. In Africa, malaria mortality rates have drop by more than 25% since the year 2000. Despite these gains there is still work to be done. The theme of World Malaria Day 2012 is “Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria”. This theme reflects the fragile gains made towards eradicating the disease and the pressing need for continued investment in malaria prevention, diagnostics and treatment.
For more information on the theme of World Malaria Day 2012 visit the RBM Partnership webpage.
