MEDIA ADVISORY

Ministerial Malaria Briefing: “Delivering Africa’s Big Push Together”

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT: The 79th World Health Assembly, under the theme: “Delivering Africa’s Big Push Together.”

WHO: The event is organized by the African Union Commission, African Leaders Malaria Alliance, and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria.

WHEN: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
 

TIME: 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm (Geneva Time)

WHERE: Restaurant Vieux Bois (Geneva)

WHY: Africa continues to carry the overwhelming burden of global malaria cases and deaths, while facing increasing challenges, including climate-related shocks, declining health financing, humanitarian crises, insecticide and drug resistance, and rapid urbanization. These pressures threaten to reverse hard-won gains in malaria control and elimination. The briefing will provide a platform for African leaders and partners to advance the Big Push against Malaria, mobilize political commitment, strengthen accountability mechanisms, and accelerate investments in sustainable health financing, innovation, local manufacturing, and integrated health systems.

OBJECTIVE:

The briefing aims to strengthen political leadership, accountability, and coordinated action among Member States and partners to accelerate Africa’s Big Push against malaria through sustainable financing, innovation, cross-border collaboration, and resilient health systems.

PARTICIPANTS

Participants will include African Ministers of Health, representatives of the African Union, WHO leadership, development partners, technical experts, public health institutions, civil society organizations, and malaria advocacy groups working toward malaria elimination across Africa.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

• Opening and closing remarks by high-level officials
• Ministerial panel discussions
• Keynote presentations
• Interview opportunities with Ministers and malaria champions
• Networking with global health leaders and partners

JOURNALISTS ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT

For Media Interviews and further information, contact:

Ms. Inas Mubarak Yahia, Head of Division, Health Systems, Diseases and Nutrition | African Union Commission | Email: AbbasI@africanunion.org

Eric Junior Wagobera, Program Officer | African Union Commission Email: WagoberaE@africanunion.org

For media information, please contact:

Godstime Gaius, Information and Communication Directorate | Email: GaiusG@africanunion.org

Information and Communication Directorate, African Union Commission I E-mail: Media@africanunion.org
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