Malaria No More: Malaria Must Die by Aardman

Animation studio Aardman has teamed up with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the global campaign, ‘Malaria Must Die So Millions Can Live,’ to raise awareness of the deadly history of malaria and call upon leaders to “unite and fight” the disease that takes the life of a child every two minutes.

Launching on Commonwealth Day the new animation, voiced by actor Hugh Laurie, takes viewers through the history of the disease from the first recorded case in Ancient China – 4,718 years ago – to current day. This short film by Aardman also highlights the huge progress that’s been made in the fight against malaria, while reminding us that half the world’s population are still at risk. The disease claims 445,000 lives a year – a child every two minutes – and over half of these deaths occur in Commonwealth countries.

The animation is part of the continued campaign call for leaders meeting at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London, April 2018, to take concerted action. Commonwealth populations are disproportionately affected by the disease and leaders are being urged to make new commitments to beating it at CHOGM.