Malaria Partners West Africa
EST. 2022
Malaria Partners West Africa (MPWA) was formed through the collaborative partnership between Malaria Partners International and the Rotary District 9101 Subcommittee on Malaria. Based in The Gambia, MPWA serves as a key coordinating body for malaria prevention and control activities across 10 West African Countries: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Sierra Leone, and Senegal.
Led by a Board of Directors who are Rotarians from these countries, MPWA supports Rotary District 9101's Malaria Committees with Community Impact Grants and coordination for effective malaria control campaigns. MPWA's primary mission is to contribute to the elimination of malaria within these countries, aligning with national efforts and working with international partners to minimize malaria's spread.
The Project
Since the inaugural Annual General Meeting in 2022, MPWA continues to combat malaria through strategic programs and community outreach. MPWA has supported seven Community Impact Grants projects in Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, and the Gambia.
In 2023 MPWA reached nearly 400,000 people through educational and environmental programs, notably with radio broadcasts and billboards promoting malaria awareness. Other 2023 highlights include malaria education in four Sierra Leonean schools and targeted malaria screenings for pregnant women and children under 5 years old in Cote D’Ivoire.
This progress has been made possible through the continued support of Rotary District 9101 leadership, Malaria Partners International, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and RAM-Global. Together, zero malaria is possible.
LEADERSHIP
Dr. Emma Bruce
Executive Director
Dr. Emma Bruce is a medical doctor with a passion to eradicate malaria in West Africa. In January 2018, she was inducted as a Charter Member into the newly formed Rotary Club of Bijilo in The Gambia. Later that year she was appointed to the position of Chairperson of the Rotary District 9101 Sub-committee on Malaria.
As Chairperson, Dr. Bruce focused on setting up policies and guidelines for District 9101 around Malaria elimination efforts. Under her leadership, Rotary has spearheaded malaria prevention and control educational campaigns during the Gambia-Senegal 2019 Cross-border Bed et Distribution Campaign through television panel discussions, radio programs and more in order to reach the most remote communities. Since then, Dr. Bruce has coordinated MPI supported Community Impact Grants in The Gambia, Liberia and Mali, with grant proposals for Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso coming soon.
At the end of 2021, Dr. Bruce was instrumental in setting up Malaria Partners West Africa as an MPI affiliate. She established a Board of Directors with representatives from several countries within Rotary District 9101 and serves as Executive Director of this new organization.
MPWA: The Malaria Prevention Educational Awareness Campaign Coverage
Taking up 2 of Rotary’s main focus areas which are Fighting Diseases and Saving mothers and children, the Rotary Malaria Committee of The Gambia carried out the following programme: Educational Awareness program for Pregnant Women, Mothers and Caregivers on malaria...
MPWA: Radio Interview, Dr. Emma Bruce
Dr. Emma Bruce interview for the Radio Gambia on Malaria Prevention Educational Awareness for pregnant women and mothers of children under 5 years old at hospitals, The Gambia 2022.
Malaria Educational Awareness Campaign in The Gambia
By Dr. Emma Bruce, Executive Director, Malaria Partners West Africa Taking up 2 of Rotary’s main focus areas which are Fighting Diseases and Saving mothers and children, the Rotary Malaria Committee of The Gambia carried out the following programme: Educational...
The Malaria Prevention Sensitization Campaign
The Outreach Program to Mothers and Pregnant Women at clinics and hospitals in The Gambia was launched, long-delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Launch of Malaria Partners West Africa
The Launching Ceremony and the first Annual General Meeting of Malaria Partners West Africa (MPWA) was held on March 22nd, 2022 during the 9th Rotary District 9101 Annual Assembly and Conference in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This Rotary collaboration consists of 10 countries in West Africa targeting the elimination of malaria.
February 2022 Small Grant Update
This past month, the Malaria Partners International board approved two new small grants to Rotary Clubs in Nigeria and Sierra Leone, two new countries for this program.
Q&A Webinar Transcript: 6-Month Progress Update Partners for a Malaria Free Zambia
Full Q&A transcript
Full Q&A Transcript: The Seattle Clinical Malaria Trials Center
Malaria Partners International recently had a conversation with the Seattle Malaria Clinical Trials Center (MCTC) to learn more about their malaria research. Aside from the MCTC in Seattle, only one other U.S. facility conducts malaria challenge trials.
Part 1: A Conversation on Malaria with the Seattle Malaria Clinical Trials Center
Malaria Partners International recently had a conversation with the Seattle Malaria Clinical Trials Center (MCTC) to learn more about their malaria research. Aside from the MCTC in Seattle, only one other U.S. facility conducts malaria challenge trials
Full Q&A Webinar Transcript: The Malaria Vaccine, A Bold Frontier. A conversation with PATH’s Malaria Vaccine Initiative
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