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Investing
in Malaria to Reach MDGs
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Press Conference with partners of Malaria Control. From left to
right: Mr. Hervé Verhoosel,
Representative in New York & Head of External Relations, RBM;
Princes Astrid of Belgium, Special Representative to RBM; Prof Tjandra Yoga Aditama, DG
of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health of
Indonesia; Dr Khanchit Limpakarnjanarat, WHO Representative to
Indonesia; Ms Angela Kearney, Representative of UNICEF Indonesia.
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Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to malaria as
pregnancy reduces a woman’s immunity to malaria, making her more
susceptible to malaria infection and increasing the risk of illness,
severe anaemia and death. These mothers to be
were waiting for their routine pregnancy check in Puskesmas Way
Urang, South Lampung.
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Series of events have been
conducted to mark the World Malaria Day, 25 April 2012, started with the
opening of National Forum for Gebrak (Gerakan Berantas Kembali) Malaria by Vice President Boediono, visit of Princess Astrid of Belgium,
Special Representative of Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership, to Lampung
to observe malaria control activities on 14-15 April, and declaration of
local governments’ commitments to the acceleration of malaria
elimination, reaching total elimination by 2030.
Indonesia adapted the
World Malaria Day 2012 theme to “Bebas Malaria,
Investasi Bangsa”,
emphasizing the importance of experts, local stakeholders, health
workers, communities, civil societies and private sectors to invest
resources to prevent and control Malaria.
For more information about
the World Malaria Day in Indonesia,
see the press
release
For more information
please contact:
Ms Nursila Dewi,
Communication Officer,
WHO Country Office for Indonesia, Jakarta.
Tel: 021-520 4349, facs:
021-520 1164,
e-mail: dewin@searo.who.int
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