New ExxonMobil Grants Renew Longstanding Commitment to Fight Malaria
25 Avril 2016 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
- Company builds on 15-year legacy of
investing in programs to reduce the global burden of malaria
- Grants support research, health
services and capacity-building to fight the disease across affected
countries
- Since 2000, ExxonMobil's partners have
trained more than 500,000 health workers and distributed nearly 14
million bed nets, 2.6 million diagnostic tests and 3.8 million
treatments
ExxonMobil marked World Malaria Day by announcing grants to
local and international organizations fighting malaria. These
investments extend ExxonMobil’s commitment of more than 15 years to
reduce the global burden of malaria, which threatens nearly half
the world’s population and claimed an estimated 438,000 lives in
2015 alone.
“ExxonMobil is committed to investing in the fundamental
programs needed to defeat malaria,” said Ben Soraci, president of
the ExxonMobil Foundation. “Our partners in this long-standing
initiative help bridge the gaps in access to lifesaving tools and
health services, train the next generation of health leaders and
advance scientific understanding.”
The grants provided by the ExxonMobil Foundation support efforts
to prevent malaria infection, avert deaths and bolster health
systems in malaria-endemic countries. Grant recipients represent
the spectrum of partners involved in the global malaria effort,
including program implementers, advocacy groups, capacity-building
organizations and research partnerships.
With more than $145 million in investments since 2000,
ExxonMobil is one of the largest private-sector contributors of
funding to organizations fighting malaria. ExxonMobil investments
help local and national health systems address malaria by
supporting basic components of health care delivery. Program
priorities include health worker training and leadership
development, surveillance of malaria outcomes and risks, and
delivery of basic tools and services. Since 2000, funding from
ExxonMobil has supported training of more than 500,000 health care
workers, distribution of 2.6 million rapid diagnostic tests and 14
million bed nets, and administration of 3.8 million doses of
antimalarial medicines.
Global coordination to increase access to prevention and
treatment tools and services has dramatically reduced malaria’s
human and economic impact. Since the launch of the United Nations’
Millennium Development Goals in 2000, malaria mortality rates have
decreased by 60 percent globally and nearly 70 percent in
sub-Saharan Africa, where the burden is the greatest. Maintaining
the pace of progress will require innovative solutions to
challenges such as antimalarial drug resistance and gaps in access
to diagnosis and treatment.
“ExxonMobil’s continued support helps us meet our ambitious goal
of ending malaria by reaching those at risk with the right tools
today, and building systems that can adapt to the challenges of
tomorrow,” said Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer, the U.S. Global Malaria
Coordinator and leader of the President’s Malaria Initiative
(PMI).
ExxonMobil will invest $9 million in programs in 2016, including
grants to:
- Africare, to train and
support community volunteers and health care workers to conduct
house-to-house visits to emphasize the importance of malaria
prevention.
- Harvard University, to advance
scientific knowledge of the opportunities for and challenges of
malaria eradication.
- Jhpiego, to strengthen
the ability of health providers and community volunteers to prevent
and treat malaria, particularly among pregnant women.
- President’s Malaria Initiative
(PMI), to improve training for malaria diagnosis and access to
prevention tools.
- Seed Global Health, to
place medical volunteers in underserved settings helping to train
the next generation of health professionals.
- Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance
Network (WWARN), to standardize and facilitate coordinated
collection of information and data on antimalarial drug
resistance.
Other 2016 grant recipients include Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de
Povo para Povo (ADPP); Cameroon Business Coalition Against Malaria,
Tuberculosis and AIDS; Friends of the Global Fight; Global Health
Corps; Grassroot Soccer; Malaria No More; Malaria Vaccine
Initiative; Medicines for Malaria Venture; The Mentor Initiative;
Oxford University; Population Services International; and Special
Olympics.
ExxonMobil is working with partners across Angola, Cameroon,
Chad, and Nigeria to raise awareness and advocate for solutions to
fight the disease. Planned activities and public events include
voluntary testing and counseling sessions, community talks, public
awareness campaigns and sports events.
The company uses its business expertise, network and convening
power to advance global health. ExxonMobil-supported programs have
reached more than 125 million people worldwide. ExxonMobil’s
Workforce Malaria Control Program offers prevention tools, early
diagnosis and treatment to company employees and surrounding
communities, and serves as a model for other malaria control
initiatives.
About ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil, the largest publicly traded international oil and
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
www.exxonmobil.com or follow us on Twitter
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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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