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Malaria Control Project

In 2003, Marathon, in collaboration with its business partners, the Government of Equatorial Guinea, and international non-profit and research organizations, launched a 5-year $15.8 million effort to reduce the transmission of malaria on Bioko Island. The innovative approach to malaria eradication developed for the Bioko Island Malaria Control Program (BIMCP) went beyond focusing on a single cause and addressed a number of diverse factors leading to malaria transmission. Project interventions include:

Indoor residual spraying provided to every house on the island
Door-to-door bed net distribution providing coverage to over 111,000 beds
Malaria testing and treatment provided free of charge at local health centers
Improved national health information system to monitor health risks
An innovative information, education and communication campaign to educate the public on malaria and prevention strategies
An extensive surveillance and monitoring system to provide real time data on the program and to serve as a warning against future outbreaks

While the malaria control efforts benefitted the island's population as a whole, particular focus was given to those at highest risk on Bioko, especially children under five years of age and pregnant women. In its first two years, the project succeeded in reducing malaria transmitting mosquitoes by 95 percent and the presence of malaria parasites in children by 44 percent. As of 2008, BIMCP has reduced the presence of malaria transmitting mosquitoes by 99 percent and has decreased the presence of malaria parasites in children to 49 percent below pre-project levels.

In Autumn 2008, Marathon and partners, including the Government of Equatorial Guinea, announced the extension of BIMCP for an additional five years, carrying the program through 2013. A major focus of the second phase of the project will be to develop capacity within the EG National Malaria Control Program. This will ensure local capacity and project management skills are in place to sustain the program beyond 2013.

Marathon and partners also helped the EG Government apply the project's interventions to mainland Equatorial Guinea through a multi-year $26 million grant from the Global Fund and an additional Marathon Foundation grant of $1 million. This has enabled the EG Government to establish one of the first nation-wide integrated malaria control projects in Africa.

Marathon has been recognized for the project's success with awards from World Oil magazine for Health, Safety, Environment/Sustainable Development, the African Investor Award for Best Initiative in Support of Millennium Development Goals, the Global Business Award for Business Excellence-Malaria, and other organizations.

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