ExxonMobil Renews Longstanding Commitment to Fight Malaria
April 25 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- Funding supports research, training and
health services
- $163 million total invested since
company’s initiative began in 2000
- More than 4 million antimalarial
treatments delivered, nearly 600,000 health workers trained
In recognition of World Malaria Day, ExxonMobil announced today
that it is renewing support for local and global organizations
working to end malaria around the world. Grants made this year will
continue ExxonMobil’s longstanding support for efforts to fight the
disease that, although preventable, treatable and curable, takes
the lives of more than 425,000 each year.
ExxonMobil’s malaria initiative focuses on advancing science,
providing training and building leadership capacity for health
workers, as well as delivering lifesaving tools and health services
to people at risk of infection.
“Defeating malaria will help build a better, healthier future
for people and their communities,” said Ben A. Soraci, president of
the ExxonMobil Foundation. “ExxonMobil continues to invest in
partnerships that advance our scientific understanding of malaria
and can translate knowledge into impact.”
ExxonMobil works with partners across Angola, Cameroon, Chad,
Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Tanzania to raise
awareness and advocate for solutions to fight the disease. Planned
activities and public events include voluntary testing and
counseling sessions, mosquito net distribution, community clean-up
campaigns, school engagements, and public awareness campaigns.
ExxonMobil has invested a total of $163 million since 2000 when
its program began, supporting the delivery of 14.3 million bed nets
to prevent mosquito bites, nearly 3 million rapid tests to diagnose
the disease, 4.3 million antimalarial treatments and training for
nearly 600,000 health workers. ExxonMobil’s 2017 grants total $8
million.
“The aspirations are now clear. Countries are aligning around
malaria elimination within their borders and their regions,” said
Dr. Regina Rabinovich, ExxonMobil Malaria Scholar in Residence at
Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
“Eliminating disease is no simple feat. To make this ambition a
reality, we need continued scientific advances to develop new
strategies and tools.”
2017 grant recipients include:
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public
Health, to advance scientific knowledge of the opportunities for
and challenges of malaria eradication; ExxonMobil also recently
co-sponsored Harvard’s “Rethinking Malaria Leadership Forum.”
- ExxonMobil Global Health Scholars
program at Oxford, to train the next generation of leaders and
researchers working in international health and tropical
medicine.
- Medicines for Malaria Venture, to
discover, develop and deliver effective and affordable new
antimalarial medicines for vulnerable populations.
- PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, to
accelerate the development of malaria vaccines and ensure their
availability and accessibility in developing countries.
- Seed Global Health, to develop health
care expertise and skills in countries facing a shortage of health
professionals.
- Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance
Network (WWARN), to standardize and facilitate coordinated
collection of information and data on antimalarial drug
resistance.
Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo (ADPP), Africare,
Friends of the Global Fight, Global Health Corps, Grassroot Soccer,
Jhpiego, Malaria No More, Population Services International (PSI),
President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and Special Olympics also
received grants for 2017.
About ExxonMobil
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gas company, uses technology and innovation to help meet the
world’s growing energy needs. ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading
inventory of resources, is among the largest refiners and marketers
of petroleum products and its chemical company is one of the
largest in the world. For more information, visit
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About the ExxonMobil Foundation
The ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) in the United States. The
foundation and corporation engage in a range of philanthropic
activities that advance education, promote women as catalysts for
economic development and combat malaria. In the United States,
ExxonMobil supports initiatives to improve math and science
education at the K-12 and higher education levels. In 2015, the
ExxonMobil Foundation together with Exxon Mobil Corporation, its
divisions and affiliates along with employees and retirees,
provided $268 million in contributions worldwide.
www.exxonmobil.com/community.
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