RBM's Good Will Ambassador Becomes First African Woman to Receive World Economic Forum's Crystal Award
For humanitarian work for women and children, in particular for malaria control
25 January 2012, Davos, SWITZERLAND: - Yvonne Chaka Chaka, renowned singer-songwriter and Goodwill Ambassador for the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, has become the first African woman to receive the World Economic Forum's Crystal Award. The Award is given each year to successful artists who have used their art to 'improve the state of the world', according to the Forum.
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18th meeting of the Roll Back Malaria Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (RBM MERG)
24-26 January 2012, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA: - The Roll Back Malaria Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (RBM MERG) meeting brought together RBM MERG partners to discuss endemic country needs for strenthening monitoring and evaluation systems. Key discussion themes also included challenges and innovations in measuring case management, recent disease burden estimates, and measurement of malaria in low-endemicity or elimination settings. Participants received updates from partner organizations and reviewed the ongoing work of RBM MERG task force.
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