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LIVE WEBCAST OF ALMA PRESS CONFERENCE, JULY 26, 2010, 1:00 PM GMT
"I see this meeting of ours today as the watershed in our efforts and quest to control and eliminate malaria in our respective countries and therefore in the entire African continent.
By establishing ALMA today, we are now creating a critical forum and mechanism for advocacy, action, and follow-up on the implementation of these noble goals."
President Jakaya Kikwete
Tanzania
African led Malaria Alliance Reconvenes at African Union Summit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: 212-307-2527
February 1, 2010—African Leaders will gather during the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania convenes the first working session of African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA). Heads of State from 26 African countries will work through challenges and highlight progress to date in the effort meet the United Nations goal of ending malaria deaths by 2015 by first ensuring universal access to malaria control interventions by December 31, 2010.
Interim Executive Director of ALMA, Joy Phumaphi, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria, Ray Chambers, and other partners will participate.
