Partners to announce new commitment to ending disease

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Malaria Vaccine administered on a child

Heads of States, global business leaders, philanthropists, scientists and civil society are convening in London, United Kingdom, to announce new and expanded commitments towards ending malaria.

A statement issued by Ready to Beat Malaria, an NGO, said the Summit was being co-hosted by the UK Government, and the Heads of State of Rwanda and Swaziland.

It said the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria are the convening partners.

The statement said the commitments would be paired with a call to action, urging the commonwealth as a whole to commit to accelerating progress against malaria, the world’s oldest and deadliest disease.

It said the meeting would include a keynote address from The Prince of Wales and speeches from Bill Gates; Chimamanda Adichie; UK Government, and other global leaders from the…



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