Our Goals
With sustained political will and smart investments, we can dramatically reduce cases and deaths and eliminate malaria, putting us on a path to ending the disease for good.
The End Malaria Council is a committed group of global public sector and business leaders that sees malaria eradication as a critical health and development priority. The Council has come together to drive progress toward eradication by focusing on three key areas:
1. Leadership
Ensure that malaria eradication remains high on global and regional agendas with strong political commitment from leaders at all levels.
2. Financing
Advocate at the global and country levels to ensure sufficient funding to protect our remarkable progress and end malaria for good.
3. Technology
Support the introduction of new technologies that can accelerate the path to eradication.
Members
Bill Gates
Bill Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Together with co-chair Melinda Gates, he works to expand opportunity for the world’s most disadvantaged people by collaborating with grantees and partners.
Bill Gates
Co-chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ray Chambers
Ray Chambers is currently the WHO Ambassador for Global Strategy. He previously served as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Health in Agenda 2030 and for Malaria. He retired from business in 1989 to be a full-time philanthropist focusingon the needs of children throughout the world. Previously he was Chairman of Wesray Capital Corp.
Ray Chambers
World Health Organization Ambassador for Global Strategy and Health Financing
H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the former President of Liberia and a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She previously served as Minister of Finance, as well as in senior positions at the World Bank and United Nations Development Program. She is dedicated to the health and development of Liberians and all of Africa.
H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Former President of Liberia
Aliko Dangote
Aliko Dangote is the founder and President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, the biggest conglomerate in West Africa. Driven by his passion for lifting the most vulnerable people out of poverty through economic empowerment, he endowed the Aliko Dangote Foundation with $1.25 billion to improve the nutrition, health and education of Nigerians and Africans.
Aliko Dangote
President and Chief Executive, Dangote Group
Graça Machel
Graça Machel has dedicated her life to improving lives, inspiring hope and building a more just and equitable world. She is a founding member of The Elders and serves in various capacities in several organizations, including the Africa Progress Panel and the Sustainable Development Goals Advocacy Group.
Graça Machel
Founder, Foundation for Community Development (FDC), Mozambique
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete
Jakaya Kikwete is the former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (2005 to 2015). He was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance and Minister of Energy and Minerals. He was the founder and first Chairman of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) and a champion of global health, particularly among women and children.
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete
Former President of Tanzania
Luis Alberto Moreno
Before being elected president of the IDB in 2005, Luis Alberto Moreno served as Colombia’s ambassador to the United States, advised major corporations and foreign investors on Colombian investments, held various cabinet posts and was executive producer of a top news broadcast. He was recently appointed to the International Olympic Committee.
Luis Alberto Moreno
President of the Inter-American Development Bank
Peter Chernin
Peter Chernin is a leading global media executive and currently heads The Chernin Group. Previously, he served as President and COO of News Corporation and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Fox Group. He founded and currently serves as co-chairman of Malaria No More.
Peter Chernin
Founder, Chernin Entertainment and The Chernin Group
Dr. Swati Piramal
Dr. Swati Piramal has used her background in medicine, public health, and business to change the trajectory of healthcare, education, and public policy in India. As Director of the Piramal Foundation, she helps promote health in rural India with mobile health services, women’s empowerment projects and supporting community education that create young leaders. She served as an adviser to the Indian Prime Minister in science, technology, and economic policy.
Dr. Swati Piramal
Vice Chairperson, Piramal Group
H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embaló
H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Chair, African Leaders Malaria Alliance
In the News
10.31.20
Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign launched in the Republic of Kenya
President Uhuru Kenyatta leads Kenya to join the pan-African movement to strengthen malaria control and elimination efforts
05.11.20
African Leaders Call for Immediate Action in the Face of COVID-19
In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the African members of the End Malaria Council released a joint statement and a four-pronged action plan calling on African and global leaders
09.08.19
His Majesty King Mswati III supports the renewed call to end malaria in a comment on the Lancet Commission on Malaria Eradication report
06.06.19
End Malaria Fund launched in Eswatini
His Majesty King Mswati III launches a fund aimed at mobilizing sustainable domestic resources for malaria elimination
11.19.18
Joint Statement on the 2018 World Malaria Report and High Burden Country Response
Thanks to a dedicated global partnership of affected countries, donors and institutions and NGOs, we have reduced deaths by more than 60 percent compared to malaria’s toll in the early 2000’s
04.25.18
See what End Malaria Council members are saying this World Malaria Day
- Bill Gates’ statement on what it will take to end malaria
- Ray Chambers’ statement on the occasion of World Malaria Day 2018
- H.E. Jakaya Kikwete’s statement on the 10th observation of World Malaria Day
- Honorable Julie Bishop’s statement on working to end malaria by 2030
- King Mswati III of eSwatini, Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
What is being done to rid Africa of Malaria - Luis Alberto Moreno highlights the Regional Malaria Elimination Initiative during World Malaria Day in El Pais, in a video, and on IADB’s blog Gente Saludable
01.24.18
Initiative Announced to End Malaria in Central America and the Dominican Republic
Inter-American Development Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Carlos Slim Foundation to endorse five-year initiative
02.07.17
A Malaria-Free Africa Is Within Reach
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Aliko Dangote call for renewed leadership, creative approaches to fight malaria in this Thompson-Reuters op-ed
01.20.17
Global Leaders Launch Council to Help End Malaria
Bill Gates and Ray Chambers convene ‘End Malaria Council’ to drive attention and funding to wipe out the disease for good
FAQ
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Why is the End Malaria Council needed?
While global efforts have been ramping up, there is a need for consistent voices for malaria eradication. Now is a critical period to ensure we retain the momentum achieved over the past two decades.
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Who started the End Malaria Council?
The End Malaria Council was convened by Bill Gates and Ray Chambers in collaboration with the RBM Partnership to End Malaria to help advance the global malaria agenda.
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How are members selected for the Council?
Bill Gates and Ray Chambers select Council members who will bring their senior leadership and expertise to catalyze the malaria fight. The Council is designed to be politically and geographically diverse, representing the public and private sectors from both malaria-affected regions and donor countries.
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What is the relationship between the Council and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria?
Though the End Malaria Council is a separate body from the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, the Council is dependent upon the strategic guidance and expertise of the Partnership and works in close coordination across its priority areas.
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How long are terms on the Council? How often does the Council meet?
Council members serve three-year renewable terms and come together as a full group once each year. Between meetings, Council members are in regular contact and collaboration.
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What is the affiliation of members to the End Malaria Council?
Convened by Bill Gates and Ray Chambers, all members of the End Malaria Council volunteer their time, independent from official responsibilities to their companies, government positions and other professional associations.
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Is the End Malaria Council an independent organization?
The End Malaria Council is an independent entity. The Council is supported by representatives from office of the WHO Ambassador for Global Strategy and Health Financing, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA), Malaria No More and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria. Panorama serves in a strategic support and coordination role for the Council.