(These texts can be used for press releases without
consultation) STOP MALARIA NOW! is an African-European
initiative of ten non-governmental organizations and co-financed
by the European Union. The campaign aims to raise awareness for
malaria as a global poverty-related health problem, and
advocates for stronger political, financial and strategic
commitments in order to decrease the malaria burden. STOP
MALARIA NOW! emphasizes the devastating consequences of malaria
particularly on the African continent. Even though malaria
cannot be eradicated, it can and must be controlled. Therefore,
the campaign promotes an integrative approach including improved
measures of prevention, diagnostic and treatment, strengthened
local health care systems and intensified research. It moreover
underlines the potential of the local cultivation of Artemisia
Annua and the local production of antimalarials in countries
hardest hit by the disease. STOP MALARIA NOW! regards its work
as part of the world-wide fight against poverty an