He called for building effective and sustainable global strategies to deal with it
Mohamed bin Zayed: Diseases and epidemics are the most serious challenge facing societies
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, stressed that diseases and epidemics are the most serious challenge facing societies, calling for building global, effective and sustainable strategies to deal with them.
His Highness said in a tweet on his personal page on "Twitter", yesterday: "On the occasion of the World Malaria Day, we seek to strengthen our efforts and cooperation with our partners to combat this disease.
Diseases and epidemics are the most serious challenge facing societies, and it is important to build effective and sustainable global strategies to deal with them.
The World Malaria Day, which falls on April 25, and this year bears the slogan "Harnessing innovation to reduce the burden of malaria and save lives", is an occasion to highlight the successes and achievements of the UAE in combating malaria, as no cases have actually been recorded from within the country since a year ago. 1997.
The UAE obtained the declaration of the World Health Organization of the final disposal of the disease in 2007, while the country maintained its plans to develop the malaria strategy for diagnosing and examining imported cases, and providing the latest medicines and free treatments.
The UAE is proud that its efforts have not stopped to confront malaria at the local level, but rather moved to the global level to confront the disease, and it did not hesitate to provide aid and support in this global humanitarian issue, as it contributed to financial support over continuous years in the “Roll Back Malaria Partnership” program. Aware of its leadership of the importance of accelerating the pace of confronting the disease, and of providing investments to develop new tools to eradicate malaria.
International health organizations commend the generous support in the fight against malaria from His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, including, finally, the announcement of the “No Malaria After Today” organization, in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, and the “Reaching the Last Mile” initiative, launching a global institute New on malaria control in the face of climate change and weather fluctuations.
In 2020, His Highness presented an initial prize of $1.5 million to the organization, with the aim of evaluating the feasibility of malaria prevention strategies, through the "Forecasting a Healthy Future" initiative.
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