We are a global network of civil society organizations and communities contributing to malaria elimination and ensure that communities are at the center of malaria programs.
Firm in the belief that empowered community and civil society are game-changers in health responses, we, representatives of malaria communities and civil society, have come together and formed the Civil Society for Malaria Elimination (CS4ME) network, as part of our commitment to jointly advocate for more effective, sustainable, people-centred, rights-based, equitable, and inclusive malaria programmes.
At a time when the world has the resources and tools to prevent and treat malaria, it is unconscionable how people – mainly from impoverished, vulnerable and underserved communities – continue to be affected and dying from malaria. While we commend the efforts of governments and the international community including CSOs and community engagement that brought the world closer to malaria elimination, we call for greater accountability, political will and action, resource investments, and sense of urgency to eliminate the disease and prevention of reintroduction.