MMV

Motivated by this glaring inequity, and the need to act in the face of a projected public health disaster due to escalating drug resistance, MMV was created. MMV was launched on 3 November 1999, with initial seed finance of US$ 4 million from the Government of Switzerland, UK Department for International Development, the Government of the Netherlands, The World Bank and Rockefeller Foundation... MMV manages a portfolio of over 65 antimalarial medicines, the largest ever assembled. With partners, we have brought forward 15 medicines that are treating patients. These medicines have saved an estimated 13.6 million lives. Read some of their stories... Women and girls are uniquely affected by malaria's health, economic and societal impacts. Malaria means a heightened risk of morbidity and mortality for pregnant women and girls and their newborns. This, in turn, contributes to keeping women and girls away from school and work, exacerbating gender inequalities in education and in the..