World Malaria Day 2008

April 25 commemorates the global effort to fight malaria. This year, the World Bank will draw attention to the need for massive scale-up of malaria control interventions in Africa with a concert on April 24, by Youssou N’Dour, Senegalese singer and malaria control advocate

• Press Release
• Speaker Bios
• Youssou N'Dour plays World Malaria Day at the World Bank- YouTube
• Remarks from World Bank President, Robert B Zoellick- (WMV)
• Remarks from World Bank V.P. for Africa , Obiageli Ezekwesili- (WMV)
• Poem - (Text| Audio2MB)
• Expedition fights Malaria along the Zambezi - Real (High| Low)
• Booster Summary (194kb PDF)
• Booster Factsheet

Photos

11th Chief Executive of World Bank,at World Bank's World Malaria Day event

World Bank Vice President of the Africa Region, at World Bank's World Malaria Day event

U.N. special envoy for Malaria,at World Bank's World Malaria Day event

performing at World Bank's World Malaria Day event

performing at World Bank's World Malaria Day event