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Discovery of the Malaria Parasite
On November 6, 1880, the parasites causing Malaria were first discovered. Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, a French surgeon, was the man that made this discovery. While examining a patient with infected blood, he realized a parasite caused this infection. He then realized that that parasite was the cause for malaria. For his discovery, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1907. -
Multipule Forms of Malaria
In 1886, Camillo Golgi make a discovery about Malaria. He found out that there were at least two forms of the disease. He also discover that the forms produced different numbers of new parasites as they got older. -
Discovery of the Transmission of Malaria
In 1897, the transmission of Malaria was discovered. With previous discoveries, Ronald Ross, a British army doctor, was able to use that information to help his research. He discovered that mosquitoes transmit the parasites between patients. For this discovery, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1902. -
Discovery of Chloroquine
In 1934, Hans Andersag discoverd a very important drug. This drug is called Chloroquine. Chloroquine is safe and effective in preventing and treating Malaria. This discovery had been beneficial to many. -
Malaria Eliminated From the U.S.
By the end of 1949 The National Malaria Eradication Program stop their operations in preventing Malaria. Part of their operations were spraying houses. From this, Malaria cases began to drop. By 1951, Malaria was eliminated from the Untied States. -
Roll Back Malaria
In 1998, Roll Back Malaria was started by WHO, UNICEF, UNDP and the World Bank. They wanted to provide a coordinated global response to Malaria. The partnership is hosted by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. They world to coordinated Malaria policies at a global level. -
Abuja Meeting for Africa
In April, 2000, at the Abuja Meeting, African leaders agreed to try and stop half of the deaths from Malaria in African by 2010. They were going to do this by the help of Roll Back Malaria program. They were going to ensure that at least 60% of the at-risk population in Africa was protected or treated with appropriate methods. -
World Malaria Day Started
In 2007 the WHO organization started World Malaria Day. World Malaria day is recognized on April 25 of every year. There goals is for more people to become educated about Malaria. They hope that more people are educated the more they can help stop Malaria. -
Global Malaria Action Plan
Representatives from different parts of the World gathered at the 2008 Millennium Development Goals Malaria Summit. They talked about a new Global Malaria Action Plan. They committed $3 billion towards reducing Malaria deaths by 2015. This new Global Malaria Action Plan was launched by Roll Back Malaria Partnership. -
Global Malaria Action Plan 2
This new Global Malaria Action Plan is based upon the plan from 2008-2015. They have the same goal of creating a Malaria free world. They plan on implementing a Global Technical Strategy. This program wants to bring together current policy recommendations in an evidence-based strategy to eliminate Malaria.
