Seattle commemorates World Malaria Day 2010

Posted by Kent Campbell, PATH Malaria Control Program Director We’ve just concluded an extraordinary morning here at the PATH office in Seattle. The area’s best and brightest in the global malaria community gathered at PATH headquarters in Seattle today to commemorate the third annual World Malaria Day and the lineup was impressive: Seattle BioMed, Rotary, [...]

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Seattle malaria community gathers at PATH

We had a packed house as the malaria community gathered at PATH headquarters in Seattle to commemorate World Malaria Day today!  Photos, video, and a full write-up to follow shortly. Stay tuned!

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Rotarians commemorate malaria day with action, increased committment

Posted by John Adams, Rotary Member Seattle Rotary #4 was active with the Rotary Malaria Control Project on World Malaria Day today, with a team on the ground in Zambia.  Jim Moore, Roy Mann and John Adams all attended several events related to malaria eradication.  We joined with members of the Seattle PATH team in [...]

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Fever Pitch

Posted by Todd Jennings, MACEPA Communications Officer  Football (soccer) is a living, breathing force on this continent.  Mobile phones buzz with match day updates and the final whistle releases a rain of text messages on opposing fans.  From the playground to the pub, you can ignite a heated discussion by claiming the brilliance of Messi [...]

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Kicking off the Zambia/Seattle Rotary partnership in Mpongwe

Posted by Ben Cheng, MACEPA Adovcacy and Communications Director After frantically rebooking flights following the volcanic eruption in Iceland that closed most of Europe’s airports, Gena Morgan (PATH program officer for special initiatives) and I finally arrived in Lusaka last night, two days later than originally planned. Our delegation was potentially in jeopardy as the [...]

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Blogging together to count out malaria

Posted by Cristina Herdman and Laura Newman, MACEPA Communication Officers Welcome to our blog! It’s been almost one year since we were in Lusaka to commemorate World Malaria Day 2009, and countries have made amazing progress in the fight against the disease since then. World Malaria Day is an opportunity for us to once again [...]

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