Study highlights the need for quick and accurate malaria testing
 A recent study, looking at data from 2007, has suggested that of the 183 million African children under 5 who sought treatment for fever 43% were likely to have malaria. The common assumption is that all childhood fevers are caused by malaria and so the child is given anti-malaria treatment unnecessarily. This depletes stocks of the treatment and may also increase the chances of P.falciparum becoming resistant to current anti-malaria drugs.
This emphasises the need for accurate, rapid diagnostic tests for malaria which are simple, cheap and effective. The study, which breaks down the data geographically, may also help in prioritising where the anti-malarial spend is focused.
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Madness Against Malaria is reaching an exciting conclusion
 Madness Against Malaria is down to two teams. The Beantown 'Skeeter-beater Tetra-peaters have won the competition 3 years running and are aiming to make this their 4th title. This year they are up against newcomers Nests Shop who have been one step ahead of the current champions all through the final with lots of back and forth. As I write the two finalists have raised over US$ 5,000 between them in the final round alone! That is enough to buy nearly 1,200 long lasting nets, protecting 2,400 children, on average. Currently Nests Shop have the edge, but only by 27 nets! With only one day to go who will prevail? Check out the teams and lend them a hand!
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Join the Speedo Elite Athletes
Now is the perfect time to swim and help in the fight against malaria! There are only a few weeks to go before World Swim 2010 starts; a great time to register your swim, tell friends and family and get involved. Join the Speedo Elite Athletes 
Among those swimming are: Michael Phelps (USA), Libby Trickett (AUS), Rebecca Addlington (GB), Eamon Sullivan (AUS), Katie Hoff (USA), Natalie Coughlin (USA), Liam Tancock (GB), Emily Seebohm (AUS), Filippo Magnini (Italy) "I'm honoured to join Speedo in an effort to organise a swim around the world in support of World Swim Against Malaria and help stop the spread of this deadly disease. I hope that we encourage as many people as possible to join Team Speedo on June 25th to complete the round the world swim for this great cause." Michael Phelps "Malaria remains one of the world's most deadly diseases, and that's why it's important to do all we can to help prevent it. Getting into the pool on June 25th is a really simple way to save lives, so I hope that as many people as possible get involved with World Swim Against Malaria, claim their Speedo swimwear, and raise as much money as possible for this worthy cause." Rebecca Addlington "When it comes to our participation in World Swim Against Malaria, it doesn't matter how fast I swim, Emily swims, Michael, Natalie, Katie, Rebecca, Filippo swim... each of us count as 1 person swimming. If YOU swim, that's one more towards the target of one million swimming. This is a great cause. Great if you will swim too." Libby Trickett
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Speedo Swimwear Offer Extended!
 Speedo have given 35,000 pieces of swimwear (see the items) to World Swim Against Malaria and now all you have to do to get an item is donate a minimum of $5 (the cost of 1 bed net). Donating over $20 will get you a maximum 4 items, all you pay for is postage and packaging.
Speedo have generously donated the items as part of the "Swim around the World" campaign and now donors and sponsors can take up Speedo's offer of swimwear. And if you are going to get some swimwear why not register your swim first and log your distances to help us collectively swim around the world!
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FINA supports World Swim 2010
 FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) has declared its continued support for World Swim Against Malaria. In a recent letter to FINA's 202 National Member Federations, FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione said:
"I am delighted this initiative continues to thrive in our sport of swimming. I believe it is a great advertisement for the strength and values of the community of swimmers around the world. I hope you will join FINA in supporting World Swim Against Malaria and in extending the invitation for swimmers to participate everywhere." FINA Press Release: Memo_FINA_Speedo_2010_05_20.pdf (90.78 kb)
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Climate change may be a 'distraction' on malaria spread
The BBC have reported on a new study by a research group at Oxford University which says that climate change will have little effect on the spread of malaria in comparison with ongoing control measures. Epidemiologoist Peter Gething and Simon Hay of the Malaria Atlas Project, who also supply the malaria maps used on our own site, said, "the impact of public-health measures such as improved medications, widespread insecticide use and bed nets have overwhelmed the influence of climate change." The paper was published today in Nature.
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talkSPORT and Against Malaria launch Your World Cup Final
 talkSPORT, one of the UK's top sports radio stations, and Against Malaria have joined forces to launch Your World Cup Final. Earlier today Against Malaria's founder, Rob Mather was on-air to explain how and why people should get involved (download the mp3).
Simply choose (or make up) your teams and play whenever and wherever you want during the World Cup! In the office, the park or a 5-a-side pitch, it's up to you!  Register your game at AgainstMalaria.com/talkSPORT and you'll get your own customised page on the site where you can tell everyone about your match, provide photos, post match reports and more.
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Michael Phelps joins World Swim
 The first of the Team Speedo international elite athletes to join Speedo in this year's World Swim Against Malaria is the swimming phenomenon Michael Phelps! The most successful Olympian of all time will take to the water on June 25th as part of the world's largest participatory swim event.
Speedo has also announced its continued support in the fight against malaria by donating 35,000 items of men's, women's and children's swimwear to those who participate in the swim. By registering as a Speedo Swimmer you can claim an item of swimwear for each $5(US) donated.
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New photos and videos from recent distributions
 We have just added several great new videos documenting recent net distributions in Zambia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Burkina Faso and others and all of our recent videos on our YouTube channel are now in HD, where the footage permits.
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Big Africa Cycle on the Road to Recovery
Many of you will have been following Peter Gostelow as he cycles from England to Cape Town across west, central and southern Africa. Unfortunately Peter was attacked, injured and robbed in Dakar, Senegal a couple of weeks ago. The good news is Peter is recovering well and still hopes to continue his epic trip as soon as he is able. Peter is putting his 'down time' to good use and has also posted several collections of his fantastic images from the journey so far, covering Europe and Africa. He has also just reached the £6000 mark on his fundraising page! Our best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.
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Giving What We Can - Recomended Charity
 We are very pleased to be recommended by Giving What We Can, an organisation whose members pledge to give 10% of their income to the most effective charities. They have recently published a list of their 5 recommended charities, which are proud to say includes Against Malaria: 'In sum, Against Malaria Foundation is very good at what it does, and we consider it to be the best charity that we know of that focuses on fighting malaria'
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Haiti - Earthquake
 The immediate needs in Haiti are search and rescue teams and medical aid. Immediate support can be given via the DEC,the Red Cross, World Vision and others.
In the near to medium term malaria, already a problem in Haiti, is likely to increase significantly due to there being little to stop transmission. News media are quoting teams in Haiti as already concerned about a number of diseases including malaria. We would like to help. We have set up a specific donation page. 100% of funds donated here will buy nets for Haiti and we will liaise with the relevant authorities and partners to ensure they are distributed as soon as possible when they are needed, where they are needed. We are starting the fund with $25,000 as the need is likely to be very large. If you are able to help, thank you.
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The Big African Cycle
 Peter Gostelow, one of our Against Malaria heroes, is amazing us all by cycling from England to... Cape Town, South Africa, all in aid of AMF. He is making great progress in his cycling adventure and has covered 6,175 km of his 20,000 km challenge through 25 countries along the west African coast.
We are in awe of what Peter has taken on - saddle soreness, flat tyres and all! He keeps us regularly updated and entertained via his blog ( The Big African Cycle). His most recent post, aptly entitled 'The Wacky Contenders', describes how he started 2010 by meeting some interesting characters, while applying for his visa for Mauritiana in north west Africa.
"There was a sizeable crowd waiting outside the embassy at 8.30am on Monday morning. Considering recent news I expected to be the only western face who would be applying for a Mauritanian visa. Instead a colourful bunch of characters, mostly with their own vehicles, (equally colourful) had lined the road of this Rabat address..."
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New video of a distribution in Namulonge, Uganda
 We have just added a great new video documenting a recent net distribution in Uganda. 600 nets were distributed in the village of Namulonge, following on from a 400 net distribution in Nov 2008. You can also see photos of the distribution, supporting documents and a list of all the donors who funded the nets.
We'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you to our fantastic band of video and photo editors. If anyone would like to help out by selecting and captioning sets of photos, or editing videos (video experience required) you can find out more on our volunteers page.
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A great end to 2009
We are delighted to have ended 2009 by receiving a significant donation, CAN$125,000, from a private individual in Canada. Wow!
This donation will buy more than 25,000 long-lasting insecticidal nets. We are ecstatic at how many children and others this will protect. We have been told the donation was influenced by the great impact nets have per $ spent and the transparency of what we do, as reported recently by the GiveWell website.
Every donation, no matter how large or small matters because every net matters.
We hope to contribute even more towards reducing malaria in 2010.
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A milestone along the way: $5 million raised
 Thanks to you and others we have now passed $5 million raised! That's 1,169,735 nets (as I write) funded and distributed. 100% of the money we receive buys nets. Thanks for your support. It is hugely appreciated.
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The Big Africa Cycle Arrives on the Continent
 Peter Gostelow is now over 3 months into his epic cycle from the UK to Cape Town, South Africa. After many adventures cycling through Europe he has now reached Africa (via Spain - Morocco).
Peter's fundraising cycle has already raised enough to buy over 1,000 long-lasting insecticidal nets, protecting on average 2,000 children. You can read all about Peter's journey on his blog: http://www.thebigafricacycle.com as well as viewing some of the fantastic pictures he has taken along the way. You can support and encourage him via his fundraising page: http://www.AgainstMalaria.com/petergostelow
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Against Malaria singled out as the most effective charity for fighting malaria
It is great to see that another organisation has selected us as their recommended charity for giving to malaria. Giving What We Can is a relatively new charity, which encourages its members to give up to 10 per cent of their income to relieve suffering in the developing world. Its focus, beyond promoting this pledge, is to then provide advice on the best places for giving so that people can feel reassured that their money is being used most effectively. That is why we are especially pleased that, of malaria charities, they recommend Against Malaria.
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Nets Part Of Global Fund’s Brazil Malaria Effort
Against Malaria's mission to fight malaria by distributing nets was validated on Tuesday November 17 when the Global Fund announced they were committing EUR37 million over five years to treat and prevent malaria in Brazil. The Global Fund committing capital after learning that a reported 99% of malaria transmission in Brazil happens in the Amazon. While the project aims to both prevent and treat, it specifically mentions the planned distribution of insecticidal mosquito nets, actions Against Malaria have been taking for years. In addition to countless net distributions across Africa, Against Malaria has already distributed 2,000 nets in Peru thanks to a partnership with Amazon Promise, and 3,500 nets in Nicaragua, via a partnership with Project Concern International. Every individual can continue to help save lives by donating to Against Malaria, which has no administrative costs and puts 100% of donations toward net purchases.
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Citi showcase Against Malaria
 We are very grateful to Citi who have provided us with free global banking since we began. Citi have chosen to showcase our relationship in their latest 'Case Studies for Corporate and Public Sector Clients' report. You can read the full report or view the Against Malaria section.
One of the reasons 100% of the money we receive buys mosquito nets is because many companies and individuals have agreed to help for free.
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