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Champions to End Malaria Exhibition at the United Nations
New York, NY
In recognition of the company's leadership and long-standing commitment to combat malaria, Africare presented ExxonMobil with its inaugural Corporate Service Award. ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson accepted this award at Africare's annual Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C. This event celebrated Africare's 40th anniversary and honored Nelson Mandela for his lifetime of service in South Africa.
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ExxonMobil Receives Corporate Award from Africare
Washington, DC
ExxonMobil provided a grant to the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign to create the Champions to End Malaria photo exhibition at the United Nations. This exhibition, featuring portraits by world renowned photographer Platon, showcases the progress made against malaria through highlighting individuals who have leveraged their skills, talent, and platform to raise awareness and funds to save lives from this deadly disease. The project illustrates that people from all walks of life - from students and CEOs to bishops and basketball players -- can work to bring an end to malaria deaths.
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Fostering Malaria Champions
Ghana
Through a grant from ExxonMobil, the Malaria Vaccine Initiative conducted advocacy training in Ghana to strengthen the capacity of 'malaria champions'. Malaria Vaccine Advocacy Fellowship program works with malaria scientists and clinicians to increase communication skills and strengthen advocacy plans to advance efforts for malaria vaccines.
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Scientific American Launched Special Issue on Global Health
New York, NY
Scientific American launched its inaugural issue (Fall 2010) of Lives: New Answers for Global Health, sponsored by ExxonMobil and other partners. The publication explores pressing issues and potential solutions to today’s leading global health challenges. An ExxonMobil op-ed outlining the advances and continued challenges in the fight against malaria was included in the issue (link to Halting King Tut’s killer op-ed).
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ExxonMobil and Washington Nationals Honor World Malaria Day Washington, DC
Washington, D.C.
The Washington Nationals joined with ExxonMobil to raise awareness for World Malaria Day 2010 at the Nationals Game on April 24. Fans received materials from ExxonMobil’s malaria partners, while malaria champion Elliott Yamin sang the national anthem and signed autographs.
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Malaria No More and White Sox Honor World Malaria Day
Chicago, IL
In honor of World Malaria Day on April 25, Elliott Yamin joined Malaria No More to raise awareness about malaria at the Chicago White Sox game. Elliot Yamin and Jeremy Piven asked fans throughout the stadium to support their mission to end malaria deaths by 2015.
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Bikes for Rukara Donation
Rwanda
In partnership with Malaria No More, ExxonMobil donated bicycles to community health workers at the Rukara Health Facility, a faith-based operation in partnership with the government of Rwanda, to help reach more families with life-saving malaria prevention programs. The bicycles allow health workers to visit more homes in more villages.
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ExxonMobil Supports United Against Malaria TV Campaign during African Cup of Nations
Angola
ExxonMobil provided support for the Angolan launch of several television spots featuring pan-African football stars and United Against Malaria youth ambassador Charles Ssali, a 12-year-old Ugandan footballer and malaria survivor. The PSAs aired around the African Cup throughout the continent to increase awareness about malaria and its devastating impact in Africa.
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ExxonMobil Marks World Malaria Day 2009 with $1 Million Grant to the President's Malaria Initiative
Angola
In commemoration of World Malaria Day in 2009, ExxonMobil announced a donation of an additional $1 million to help USAID in its ongoing efforts to fight malaria in Angola. The grant supported training for health care workers in malaria prevention and treatment, with a focus on pregnant women and young children.
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Kara DioGuardi and Elliott Yamin Visit Angola
Angola
Since 2007, ExxonMobil has been one of the chief corporate supporters of "Idol Gives Back," American Idol's special fundraiser focused on fighting extreme poverty in the U.S. and Africa. As part of its support, ExxonMobil has hosted trips to Africa for American Idol to witness the impact of Idol Gives Back donations firsthand in the fight against malaria.
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Nigeria Family Care Foundation Nigeria Malaria Control and Prevention Program
Nigeria
ExxonMobil has partnered with Family Care Foundation in Nigeria to strengthen its community-based malaria programs. The Foundation designed a brochure that community and health agents and staff use in trainings and in meetings with families and communities.
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Accordia Global Health Foundation JUMP Program
Uganda
In 2005, Accordia Global Health Foundation launched the Joint Uganda Malaria Training Program (JUMP) in partnership with ExxonMobil's Malaria Initiative. JUMP takes an innovative approach to training health care professionals in improved malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment. JUMP provides ongoing support to ensure the implementation of learned skills through its Mobile Support Teams.
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Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition
Zambezi River
From March to May 2008, the ExxonMobil-supported-Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition travelled almost 3,000 kilometers to showcase successes and highlight challenges associated with the fight against malaria. The Zambezi Expedition set out to rally political support for the fight against malaria and demonstrate the need for coordinated cross-border action.
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Malaria No More Tanzania Cries Zinduka! Campaign
Tanzania
ExxonMobil and Malaria No More launched Zinduka! Malaria Haikubaliki ("Wake Up! Malaria is Unacceptable") at a nationally-broadcast concert in Dar es Salaam in partnership with President Kikwete and the Government of Tanzania. The concert raised awareness about malaria and encouraged every Tanzanian to join in the nationwide effort to defeat the disease.
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ExxonMobil Makes Grant to Angola Orphanage at First Annual Washington Ideas Forum
Washington, D.C.
ExxonMobil and American Idol finalist Elliott Yamin teamed up to support new malaria prevention projects at the Saint Isabel Orphanage and School in Luanda, Angola.
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Elliott Yamin Celebrates World Malaria Day at Nationals Game
Washington, D.C.
American Idol alum Elliott Yamin participated in events at the D.C. Nationals game in honor of World Malaria Day 2009. Yamin shared experiences from his trip to Angola with ExxonMobil to raise awareness and to show how the money raised by American Idol is supporting malaria programs on the ground in Africa.
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ExxonMobil Supports CSIS
Washington, D.C.
ExxonMobil contributed $5 million to the new Global Health Policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The funds will help CSIS strengthen its policy agenda for global health and increase awareness among security and foreign policymakers in the U.S. and international institutions.
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Malaria No More Grant
New York, NY
ExxonMobil and American Idol are partners with Malaria No More to strengthen five African countries' capacity to fight malaria. Programs focus on strengthening technical assistance, educating health care providers and the public at large, and leveraging public funding to improve effectiveness and reduce waste.
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ExxonMobil Malaria Ad Campaign
New York, NY
ExxonMobil has launched an advertising campaign to increase awareness about malaria and highlight some of the solutions ExxonMobil and its partners are working on.
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MVI Path Malaria Vaccine Advocacy Fellowship
Seattle, WA
The Malaria Vaccine Advocacy Fellowship (MVAF) aims to bridge the worlds of science and policymaking at the national, regional and international levels. ExxonMobil's support over the last five years has helped strengthen the skills of 24 malaria R&D advocates from the US, Europe and Africa.
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Rex Tillerson Speaks at World Economic Forum
Davos, Switzerland
Rex W. Tillerson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil, spoke during a session on "Completing the Malaria Mission" at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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ExxonMobil Participates in Wilton Park Annual Healthcare Meeting
West Sussex, UK
Wilton Park's annual meeting on health care in developing countries in April 2009, "Malaria: Getting to Zero," brought together high-level leaders of countries and institutions involved in the fight against malaria to focus on issues of sustainability and the current 'implementation gap' experienced in countries that are pursuing goals of zero mortality and zero transmission of malaria.
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Drive Against Malaria
Benelux
Since 2007, ExxonMobil Benelux has donated 100,000€ to Drive Against Malaria (DAM). DAM founders David Robertson and Julia Samuel drive though southern African countries and offer direct aid to local populations. DAM's priority is to distribute long lasting mosquito nets to children and pregnant women in remote areas, where malaria is at its worst.
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ExxonMobil Welcomes New Pediatric Drug to Fight Malaria
Basel, Switzerland
Medicines Malaria Venture (MMV) and Novartis launched the world's first malaria drug for children, Coartem Dispersible. ExxonMobil provided funding specifically for the development of the drug. It is the first pediatric malaria drug to be recognized by the World Health Organization.
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