Please register below to attend the Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum hosted by the Center for Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases (CMVBD) at the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences on Friday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to noon PT at UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus.
A light breakfast will be available beginning at 8:30 a.m. A reception with refreshments will be held from noon to 1 p.m. directly following the Forum.
World Malaria Day (WMD) is a global event that raises awareness about malaria and builds momentum to defeat this deadly disease. The 2026 WMD theme, “United Against Malaria,” calls for urgent global action and commitment to end malaria once and for all. For Bay Area malaria researchers, advocates, organizations, and funders, this forum is an opportunity to gather, exchange information and ideas, and build collaboration for the malaria fight.
Preliminary Agenda
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 8:30 to 9 a.m. | Arrival, registration, and coffee |
| 9 to 9:10 a.m. | Welcome remarks and scene-setting |
| 9:10 to 9:25 a.m. | Commemorating World Malaria Day globally: A conversation with the Ghana Ministry of Health |
| 9:25 to 9:45 a.m. | Keynote address |
| 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. | Panel: Malaria vaccine progress, challenges, and future prospects |
| 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. | Research lightning talks from Bay Area malaria researchers (UCSF, Stanford University, UC Berkeley) |
| 11:45 to noon | Announcements from the UCSF Center for Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases and Closing Remarks |
| noon to 1 p.m. | Reception |
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Pilar Deer at pilar.deer@ucsf.edu as soon as possible.