World Malaria Day — Showcasing MMV's key achievements
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Showcasing our key achievements
1 million lives saved by MMV co-developed medicines since 2009

Showcasing our key achievements
18,000 health-care workers across 2,082 health-care facilities trained to administer injectable artesunate for severe malaria, via CHAI and the Malaria Consortium in the MMV-led Improving Severe Malaria Outcomes (ISMO) funded by UNITAID

Showcasing our key achievements
75 million vials of Artesun® (Guilin Pharma’s injectable artesunate) delivered to treat children with severe malaria, saving an estimated additional 450,000–500,000 lives compared to quinine treatment

Showcasing our key achievements
>90% of severe malaria patients now receive treatment with injectable artesunate instead of quinine across 6 countries through the MMV-led ISMO project

Showcasing our key achievements
Cipla’s rectal artesunate suppository received a 12-month authorization from the Global Fund for procurement of their suppositories for pre-referral management of severe malaria, with MMV’s support

Showcasing our key achievements
73 million courses of SP+AQ were shipped to countries in the Sahel of West Africa in 2016, by MMV's partner Guilin Pharmaceutical, enough to provide 18 million children with Seasonal Malaria Chemoprotection

Showcasing our key achievements
New medicine for children, Pyramax® granules (pyronaridine-artesunate), co-developed with Shin Poong, added to the WHO list of prequalified medicines

Showcasing our key achievements
First potential new medicine for relapsing malaria in more than 60 years, tafenoquine, completes phase III trials with GSK

Showcasing our key achievements
MMV048 progresses to phase IIa as new formulation with 4x greater exposure identified

Showcasing our key achievements
180 Pathogen Boxes shipped free of charge to scientists around the world to boost neglected diseases drug discovery

Showcasing our key achievements
9 potential new medicines in clinical development prioritizing treatment for vulnerable populations and supporting malaria eradication

Showcasing our key achievements
1 donor dollar creates an estimated 3.5 dollars of investment impact thanks to direct and in-kind support from partners

Showcasing our key achievements
12,000 episodes of malaria in almost 5,000 patients assessed in first trial investigating the real-life safety and effectiveness of four ACTs (WANECAM) – data provides reassurance of safety when re-dosing patients with the same drug
Photo credits:
Slide 1: Anna Wang; Slide 2: Ben Moldenhauer/MMV; Slide 3: Ben Moldenhauer/MMV; Slide 4: Guilin Pharmaceuticals; Slide 5: Jaya Banerji/MMV; Slide 6: Photo: Alena Koscalove/MSF, Slide 7: MMV; Slide 8: Jaya Banerji/MMV; Slide 9: University of Cape Town; Slide 10: University of Yaoundé; Slide 11: Elizabeth Poll/MMV; Slide 12: Ben Moldenhauer/MMV; Slide 13: MMV