WHO and partners convened a Malaria Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 6 March 2024.
The conference brought together Ministers of Health and senior government officials from the 11 "High burden to high impact" countries in Africa: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. They were joined by global malaria partners, funding agencies, civil society organizations and other principal stakeholders.
→ Read the news release: African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
→ Read the Declaration
Videos Dr Tedros address at the Malaria Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 6 March 2024
Changemakers the "Ghetto Kids" of Uganda on why we need to take action now against malaria
Why is the signing of the Yaoundé Declaration a milestone moment in the global malaria response?
Key materials prepared for the Ministerial Conference |