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.
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Presenter / facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 to 9 a.m. | Arrival, registration, and coffee | |
| 9 to 9:10 a.m. | Welcome and scene setting | Eddie Thomsen, UCSF |
| 9:10 to 9:20 a.m. | Commemorating World Malaria Day globally: A conversation with the Ghana Ministry of Health | Otubea Ansah, Ghana MOH (virtual) and Eddie Thomsen, UCSF |
| 9:20 to 9:40 a.m. | Keynote address: the next frontier of malaria drug development | Thierry Diagana, Novartis |
| 9:40 to 10:25 a.m. | Panel: Malaria vaccine progress, challenges, and future prospects |
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| 10:25 to 11:40 a.m. | Lightning talks from Bay Area researchers |
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| 11:40 to 11:45 a.m. | The state of global health financing | Chris Collins, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, TB, and Malaria |
| 11:45 a.m. to noon | Announcements and closing remarks | Allison Tatarsky, UCSF |
| noon to 1 p.m. | Networking reception and refreshments |
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.