Supporters

Ben Fogle

As a traveller and adventurer, Ben has seen many of his friends and family suffer from malaria. He takes prevention of malaria very seriously and is keen to ensure that other travellers do as well in order to prevent this deadly disease.

Simon Reeve

Simon has joined forces with the Malaria Awareness Campaign after contracting malaria last year whilst filming 'Equator'. After nearly dying he wants to make sure that other travellers don't share the same experience.

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Rageh Omaar

Malaria has been a serious and constant issue in Rageh's personal and professional life. It has affected his family and colleagues and he has also seen its effects people and communities all over the world.

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John Craven

With his father suffering from malaria recurrently throughout his life, John has supported the Malaria Awareness Campaign for the last three years.

ABTA

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has supported the campaign for the last four years and actively encourages its members to provide essential travel health advice.

FCO [Foreign and Commonwealth Office]

The Malaria Awareness Week campaign has teamed up with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as part of its 'Know Before You Go' initiative. This programme encourages British holiday makers to be better prepared for their overseas trips with a view to avoiding common travelling traumas, risks and dangers.

British Travel Health Association

As a charity that promotes health among travellers and safe enjoyable travel abroad, the British Travel Health Association supports the malaria awareness campaign. The aim is to inform and educate our travellers of the need to obtain good advice before travel, on preventing malaria infection while travelling abroad to malarious areas. Measures to prevent malaria could also prevent a number of other infectious diseases spread by insects. Advice from healthcare professionals and travel clinics is a very important part of preparing for an enjoyable holiday abroad.

Kate Humble

Kate has caught malaria twice while travelling and has been lucky enough to survive. She has teamed up with the Malaria Awareness Campaign to try and ensure that other travellers don't have to go through what she did.

Malaria Awareness Campaign

The Malaria Awareness Campaign works in association with an independent panel of travel health experts made up of practice nurses, GPs and pharmacists.