World Mosquito Day, observed globally on August 20th, serves as a critical reminder of the urgent need for investment and political commitment in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases, particularly malaria and dengue.
On World Mosquito Day 2024, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and its partners call for increased investments to eliminate mosquito-borne diseases, specifically malaria and dengue, which disproportionately impact women and girls. These diseases have a profound impact on women and girls, affecting their health and economic stability, leading to a significant loss in productivity and income. The challenges highlight the complex intersections of malaria and dengue with broader issues such as gender inequality, infrastructure challenges, and the climate crisis. Addressing these intersections is crucial for creating effective, comprehensive solutions. This includes allocating resources and implementing targeted interventions in vulnerable regions. Engaging communities is crucial to ensuring equitable access to malaria prevention and treatment, ultimately supporting the broader goal of malaria and dengue eradication.
This toolkit provides a range of messages and materials for partners to use to inform World Mosquito Day activities and support on social media.
Hashtags
#WorldMosquitoDay #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe #MosquitoCountdown
Suggested Social Media Messages
Additional social media messages
- Curious if all mosquitoes carry the same risks? Whilst the Anopheles mosquito transmits Malaria, the Aedes mosquito can transmit Dengue, Yellow Fever, Zika and Chikungunya. #WorldMosquitoDay
- Introducing the world's deadliest animal… It’s not a lion or a shark—it's a mosquito! To outsmart this tiny killer, we need to leverage innovation and cutting-edge science to advanced repellents #WorldMosquitoDay
- Debunking a common myth: Treated mosquito nets aren’t just for malaria protection. This life-saving tool also plays a crucial role in reducing the risk of other mosquito-borne diseases. #WorldMosquitoDay
- A warmer world means mosquitoes can travel further and live longer, increasing the spread of diseases such as dengue fever and malaria. Climate action must address the impact of climate change on public health. #WorldMosquitoDay
- Unlike traditional malaria vectors, A. stephensi thrives in urban environments, increasing the malaria threat in cities. Enhanced surveillance, coordinated interventions, and close monitoring are essential to stop its spread.#WorldMosquitoDay
World Mosquito Day Quiz
Outwit The Mosquito
If you were a mosquito, what type of mosquito would you be? Take our fun quiz to find out.
You are cool and fun, but mosquitoes are not. Mosquitoes are complex and very dangerous – evolving constantly to spread diseases, carrying parasites that are increasingly becoming resistant to treatment while themselves growing resistant to insecticide.
PARTNER RESOURCES
Partners around the world are marking World Mosquito Day this year with a range of digital activations. We encourage everyone to participate in raising awareness about the need for increased investments to eliminate mosquito-borne diseases.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The foundation will continue the #SheFightsMalaria social media campaign for World Mosquito Day and Mosquito Week, spotlighting the incredible women at the forefront of the battle against malaria.
Know Your Enemy – VectorCam - Featuring VectorCam, a portable, AI-powered field tool that allows health officials to accurately identify different mosquito species to help malaria interventions.
Great news for mosquito haters - An overview of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's efforts to eradicate malaria, discussing the current tools available and the state of research into vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and gene drives.
The researcher versus the mosquitoes -This blog highlights Dr Corine Ngufor’s work leading cutting-edge research and innovation in malaria and vector control, with a focus on developing and evaluating new effective vector control tools and methods, including indoor residual spraying and bed nets.
U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative
The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI)’s Vision Statement for Investing Locally will be officially released on August 20. We invite you to join PMI in highlighting recent successes in the fight against malaria and conveying the importance of local leadership across PMI’s 30 partner countries in this deadly disease.
Target Malaria
This year, Target Malaria’s World Mosquito Day campaign aims to clarify the distinctions between various mosquito species and the diseases they transmit. In the context of high misinformation and in light of the 2023 dengue outbreak, it is important to clarify the differences between malaria and dengue and the vectors that transmit these diseases: Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes.
Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research
World Mosquito Day: Tackling malaria mosquitoes in a warming world.
World Mosquito Day: Fighting the spread of Aedes mosquitoes
World Health Organization
Dengue
As of 30 April 2024, over 7.6 million dengue cases have been reported to WHO in 2024, including 3.4 million confirmed cases, over 16 000 severe cases, and over 3000 deaths. While a substantial increase in dengue cases has been reported globally in the last five years, this increase has been particularly pronounced in the Region of the Americas, where the number of cases has already exceeded seven million by the end of April 2024, surpassing the annual high of 4.6 million cases in 2023.