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Read the stories about our work, from those who do the work, and our upcoming programs, press releases, and project highlights.

View Page: A New Focus for Increasing Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Products in Africa
Family planning commodities and register laid out on a table at a family planning outreach clinic in Mulanje, Malawi, ONSE Health Activity
A New Focus for Increasing Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Products in Africa
View Page: Gaining Ground in the Fight against Malaria: The View from Nigeria 
A community health volunteer in Nigeria in an orange vest leans over to tend to a baby that is being held on the lap of its mother, who is seated. Photo credit: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative for States (PMI-S) activity
Gaining Ground in the Fight against Malaria: The View from Nigeria 
View Page: A Local Award Affirms MSH Leadership in Malaria Elimination in Nigeria
Four people in Nigeria - one woman and three men - are working outside on a porch under an awning packing malaria medicines into boxes and bags, and checking them off lists. Photo Credit: MSH
A Local Award Affirms MSH Leadership in Malaria Elimination in Nigeria
View Page: Nigeria Races to Scale Up Its Production of Medicines
This photo is a closeup of a person's hands as they measure out the correct dosage of malaria medication from a plastic bag into a small cup in Nigeria. Photo Credit: Arne Hoel / World Bank; publicly available photo under the Creative Commons License
Nigeria Races to Scale Up Its Production of Medicines
View Page: Nigeria Has Africa’s Highest Malaria Death Rate – Progress Is Being Made, But It’s Not Enough
Lagos residents use art to draw attention to the gaps in the prevention and treatment of malaria. According to UNICEF, over 1,000 children under the age of 5 catch malaria every day. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
Nigeria Has Africa’s Highest Malaria Death Rate – Progress Is Being Made, But It’s Not Enough
View Page: Fighting Malaria in Nigeria: Health Workers Harness Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Improve Care
Gloria Dem during the hands-on training on the use of RDT at the PHC Gura Topp
Fighting Malaria in Nigeria: Health Workers Harness Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Improve Care
View Page: A Mother’s Dream Fulfilled: Preventive Medication Campaign Protects Nigerian Children from Malaria
A mother receives seasonal malaria meds for her children from a health worker. Photo credit: PMI-S Project, Nigeria, malaria
A Mother’s Dream Fulfilled: Preventive Medication Campaign Protects Nigerian Children from Malaria
View Page: Three Questions about Scaling and Sustaining Progress against Malaria in Nigeria
[A Minna hospital employee checks a blood sample for HIV.] {Photo credit: Gwenn Dubourthoumieu - Niger State, Nigeria}
Three Questions about Scaling and Sustaining Progress against Malaria in Nigeria
View Page: This Program Provides Free Medication for the Underprivileged, but for How Long?
Photo of Bashirat, the malaria focal person at Tayi health facility in Nigeria, in a hijab. Photo credit: Musa Umar Bologi/HumAngle.
This Program Provides Free Medication for the Underprivileged, but for How Long?
View Page: Using Social Media to Encourage the Uptake of Malaria Preventive Treatment by Pregnant Women in Nigeria
Using Social Media to Encourage the Uptake of Malaria Preventive Treatment by Pregnant Women in Nigeria

Two years into our partnership with Meta, we used ad credits to run social behavior change campaigns on Facebook and Instagram, encouraging the uptake…

View Page: Health Hero: Nneamaka Nwanka
A community health volunteer in Nigeria in an orange vest leans over to tend to a baby that is being held on the lap of its mother, who is seated. Photo credit: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative for States (PMI-S) activity
Health Hero: Nneamaka Nwanka
View Page: Making Infection Prevention and Control Integral to Quality Health Systems: Insights from the Frontlines of the National Pandemic Response in 13 Countries
Making Infection Prevention and Control Integral to Quality Health Systems: Insights from the Frontlines of the National Pandemic Response in 13 Countries

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, infection prevention and control (IPC) became the first line of health system response to contain its …