THE FUTURE IS ZERO
MALARIA FIGHTS HARD. WE FIGHT HARDER
The Zero Malaria Experience is an immersive and interactive installation showing how innovation and funding can save millions of children’s lives and unlock potential across the globe.
Using brand new research it shows for the first time the impact we can have by bringing together our existing malaria-fighting tools, like mosquito nets and medicines, with scientific breakthroughs like new vaccines and gene-drive technology. The research by Imperial College London estimates more than 13.2 million lives could be saved over the next 15 years from existing and future tools combined.
This means nearly 900,000 lives a year will not be cut short from a preventable, treatable disease. Malaria impacts children the most, taking a child’s life every single minute. Ten million of the lives saved would be children under five years of age.
The accompanying film features David Beckham alongside a global alliance of malaria scientists, global health experts, campaigners and leaders to illustrate the importance of teamwork in beating the disease.
GO BEHIND THE SCENES
HOW WILL WE END MALARIA?
Part of the wider global Zero Malaria campaign, this Experience highlights the power of teamwork to get the malaria fight back on track. Challenges like climate change, drug resistance, and funding gaps are making malaria harder to control.
Governments around the world need to fully fund initiatives like Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria – which ensure malaria-fighting tools get to the people who need them – as well as continuing to invest in malaria science.
There’s no silver bullet to beat this disease.
Our life-saving tools are most effective when we use them in combination, and as malaria adapts, we need to stay one step ahead – supporting our scientists to work together on new ways to fight it.
It will take everyone – leaders around the world, governments, scientists, campaigners, communities – to make this happen. Now’s the time for us to come together as one team to reach Zero Malaria.
STEPHENIE RODRIGUEZ, changemaker, global fund
Stephanie tells us how the malaria fight faces a perfect storm of challenges and how we need to stay one step ahead through continued investment from our World Leaders.
DR MICHAEL ADEKUNLE CHARLES, ceo, rbm partnership to end malaria
Michael tells about the devastating impact malaria is having on the African continent – and what it would mean to reach zero malaria. He calls on world leaders to come together to beat this preventable disease.
DR SANIA NISHTAR, CEO, gavi, the vaccine alliance
Sania tells us how malaria vaccines are now being used alongside other vital malaria tools to protect millions of children in Africa. To make this happen Sania calls for vital funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund.
PHILIP WELKHOFF, director, malaria, the bill & melinda gates foundation
Philip tells us how malaria is a completely preventable and treatable disease, yet still claims countless lives each year. Philip talks us through the groundbreaking innovations now and in the pipeline that could help end malaria for good.
