This last week the city of New York named a small stretch of road after the global superstars U2 and while the designation of the temporary street is a fun way to for the city to welcome the band it can be used to highlight how they live.

During the press conference announcing “U2 Way” Bono, leader singer of the band, praised New York mayor Michael Bloomberg for his personal contributions to malaria research at Johns Hopkins University.

“The Anopheles mosquito kills about 3,000 children every day, of malaria, and his work in Johns Hopkins down there is really important work in ridding the world of the Anopheles mosquito,” Bono said.

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If Bono can mix malaria work with street naming, how can we make the fight against malaria top of mind for us?

The Malaria Policy Center will be spending the coming months asking and working to answer that question. Along side our global health community partners, we can truly make Malaria No More.

Tags: Bloomberg, Bono, New York

Tags: Bloomberg, Bono, New York
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