Organisations

More than a billion people in the world today experience disability. These people generally have poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty. This is largely due to the barriers they face in their everyday lives, rather than their disability. Disability is not only a public health issue, but also a human rights and development issue. WHO’s efforts to support Member States to address disability are guided by the overarching principles and approaches reflected in the WHO global disability action plan 2014-2021, the World report on disability, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The Roll Back Malaria Partnership​ was launched in 1998 by WHO, UNICEF, UNDP and the World Bank.  RBM Partnership is the global framework to implement coordinated action against malaria.  It is comprised of more than 500 partners globally and nationally.   Partners work together to scale up malaria-control efforts at country level, coordinating their activities to avoid duplication and fragmentation, and to ensure optimal use of resources.  BM's overall strategy aims to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality by reaching universal coverage and strengthening health systems. The Global Malaria Action Plan defines two stages of malaria control: 

• Scaling-up for impact (SUFI) of preventive and therapeutic interventions.
• Sustaining control over time.

RBM's vision is of a world free from the burden of malaria.