Three More Years: EBC’s Signed Commitment to Beat Malaria

EBC Financial Group (EBC) signed a landmark 3-year partnership with United to Beat Malaria, the most global health commitment in the company’s history. In line with this expanded collaboration, EBC has stepped up as a Gold Sponsor of the Move Against Malaria 5K 2026, United to Beat Malaria’s flagship virtual run, now in its fifth year, marking EBC’s second consecutive year supporting the initiative.
According to the World Health Organisation’s World Malaria Report 2025, an estimated 282 million cases and 610,000 deaths were recorded in 2024 alone, roughly nine million more cases than 2023. The WHO African Region continues to carry the heaviest burden, accounting for 95% of global malaria deaths, with children under five making up three-quarters of all fatalities on the continent. Nearly every minute, a child dies before their fifth birthday from a disease that is both preventable and treatable.
From Ally to Long-Term Advocate
What began as a corporate partnership in 2024 has grown into a sustained, multi-year commitment rooted in shared purpose. In 2025, EBC sponsored the Move Against Malaria 5K (MAM5K), and EBC’s senior leaders joined over 120 advocates at the campaign’s annual Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., and meeting with members of the United States Congress to advocate for full funding of critical malaria programmes.
The partnership was shaped not only by boardroom commitments, but by the actions of EBC employees on the ground, from 2025 onwards, teams across the company have participated in the Move Against Malaria 5K, each finding their unique way to contribute.
Employees in Mongolia managed to complete the distance on horseback across open grasslands, in Africa, they ran through the bush and teams in Latin America organised relay-style races to reach their milestone.
The effort showcased are more than a symbolic gesture, they reflect a strong, company-wide culture built around the shared cause.
The proof is in the pudding, EBC’s support has proven to help protect more than 150,000 people from contracting malaria. With families being able to sleep without worry and able to celebrate their children’s birthdays past the age of 5 because of the bed nets. In addition, healthcare practitioners are better equipped with tools such as diagnostic tests and lifesaving treatments reaching them in time.
The 3-year agreement signed in 2026 deepens every dimension of that engagement, from direct financial support for frontline interventions to cross-border employee mobilisation and high-level policy advocacy. It reflects a conviction, embedded in EBC’s corporate social responsibility strategy, that the private sector has both the reach and the responsibility to help drive meaningful change in global health.
Advocacy in Action: From Washington to the World
EBC sent a delegation to the 2026 National Advocacy Summit in Washington D. C., a landmark joint event held by United to Beat Malaria along with Shot@Life, its sister campaign. The gathering brought together policymakers, scientists and leaders in private sectors with champions from 38 states, culminating in a congressional meeting on Capitol Hill where champions reached over 160 bipartisan offices, covering almost one-third of Congress in one day.
Champions thanked members of Congress for the strong funding for global health which was passed in the budget hearing for FY26, they later urged offices to sign resolutions affirming the US’s commitment to keeping children safe from preventable diseases such as malaria and polio, at the same time supporting global immunisation programmes.
Being in the room mattered to EBC, as the Summit offered direct insight to the students, scientists, healthcare practitioners, and business leaders united by the conviction that malaria can end in this generation. That grassroots energy now directs how EBC approaches the partnership: not as a line item in a CSR report, but as a sustained, company-wide commitment that extends from the boardroom to every employee who laces up for the 5K.
Move Against Malaria 5K 2026: Every Step Saves Lives
The fifth annual Move Against Malaria 5K begins on World Malaria Day, 25 April, bringing together participants around the world to walk, run, or move at their own pace in support of millions of at-risk children and their families. As a Gold Sponsor, EBC is mobilising employees across its offices in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Sydney, and emerging markets to take part, turning a virtual run into a genuinely global act of solidarity.
Every dollar raised supports the delivery of insecticide-treated bed nets, rapid diagnostic testing, lifesaving treatment, and malaria vaccines to those who need them the most.
A Shared Vision for a Malaria-Free Future
Global efforts have prevented an estimated 2.3 billion malaria cases and 14 million deaths since 2000, including the 1 million recorded lives saved in 2024 alone. WHO has certified 47 countries and one territory to be malaria free, while vaccines have been introduced to 24.
EBC’s 3-year partnership is designed to build on that momentum. Aligned with the company’s broader Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy, the agreement encompasses continued sponsorship, employee-led fundraising and awareness campaigns, executive participation in policy advocacy, and deeper collaboration with UN-affiliated organisations working to strengthen health systems across the developing world.
Eradication of malaria is not aspirational for EBC, it is a deeply held commitment to a future where no child dies from a preventable disease.