ABOUT US
The African Diaspora Malaria Initiative is a partnership led by the African diaspora. Africans against malaria is our new campaign to prevent malaria.
Our Mission
We are targeting members of the African community travelling between the UK and African countries with high rates of malaria. Our aim is to rid our communities of malaria.
Nigeria is the country most associated with imported malaria into the UK followed by Sierra Leone and Ghana. Malaria prevention is >90% effective when used correctly. This could prevent thousands of cases of malaria a year in the UK African diaspora.
Why It Matters
There has been a surge of malaria in Africa. Malaria makes Africans sick and is killing us.
Almost every minute an African child dies of Malaria.
4 out of 5 people who came back to the UK with malaria were of black African descent.
A lot of progress has been made against malaria but there is still work to be done.
Too many Africans travelling back home forget malaria prevention. many of them get sick or die.
It is a preventable and treatable infection. It does not have to be like this. We want to do something different.
We believe that to really work, the solution has to be led by Africans, for Africans! We are the most affected by malaria and we have too much to lose if we don’t act.
We can stop Malaria!
Our Activities
We are developing diaspora-led solutions to malaria and providing malaria information tailored to Africans.
We want to hear about your experiences of malaria, its impact on your community and how you prevent malaria when travelling to Africa.
We want to partner with YOU and your community to raise awareness about malaria and how to prevent it.
We will provide a space for you to ask questions and get answers about malaria and signpost malaria prevention resources.
key contacts
Professor Peter Chiodini
Consultant Parasitologist and Director of the UK Health Security Agency Malaria Reference Laboratory at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham
Pharmacist and Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at King’s College London.
Dr Diana Ayoola Mabayoje
Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
at Barts Health NHS Trust.