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Reporting on Malaria in Africa<\/span><\/p>\n

Dates: 07 September 25 September | Location: Online, Global
Application deadline: 26 August <\/span>| Programme: Reporting Malaria<\/div>\n
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This is an opportunity provided by the Reporting Malaria programme: Find out more <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dates: 07 – 25 September 2020 | Location: Online<\/span>

We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, please apply as soon as possible.<\/span>

Thomson Reuters Foundation is delighted to offer African journalists, who are motivated to report on malaria, the opportunity to take part in a new remote training initiative, Reporting on Malaria in Africa. This remote course will begin on Monday, 07 September and end on Friday, 25 September.<\/span>

Since the turn of the century, the fight against malaria made tremendous progress and global malaria death rates dropped substantially. Developments in disease prevention and treatments have helped to ease the burden of the disease, but obstacles to reducing malaria incidence persist. After decades of improvement, malaria cases are either flat or increasing again, challenging current approaches and interventions. New tools and innovations are being developed and delivered to rise to this challenge.
 
In 2018, the WHO estimated there were 228 million cases of malaria worldwide and global deaths tallied at 405,000, with pregnant women and young children most vulnerable to the deadly disease. The WHO African Region represented 93% of cases and 94% of deaths that year. 

At a time when the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread rapidly across the world, now more than ever it is crucial that efforts to control malaria are not undermined. Adding to this crisis, widespread mis- and disinformation present a serious challenge to public access to accurate information about public health crises such as malaria.

As new technologies emerge, new reporting techniques must be employed to accurately report on diseases. Media plays a critical role in creating a sustained and informed discourse on any public health initiative, and to that end has a responsibility to be impartial, responsible and informed. 

Working with journalists across sub-Saharan Africa, this initiative seeks to:<\/p>\n