World Malaria Day 2020: Zero Malaria Starts with Me

2020-04-16T10:50:28+01:00

The global theme for World Malaria Day 2020 emphasizes the actions each of us can take to ensure no one dies from a mosquito bite. This World Malaria Day, Sumitomo Chemical joins the global malaria community to mark the positive impact of global commitments to end malaria. Since 2000, thanks to increased financial and political resources from countries worldwide, global [...]

World Malaria Day 2020: Zero Malaria Starts with Me2020-04-16T10:50:28+01:00

Sumitomo Chemical Celebrates Global Partnership and the Distribution of 2 Billion Lifesaving Mosquito Nets

2020-04-15T15:39:07+01:00

Clementina Akinyi and millions of children around the world like her have grown up malaria-free thanks to the life-saving mosquito net. Join us as we celebrate the distribution of the 2 billionth net this year. https://youtu.be/YRRgfr0tA6o By 2030, the global community has committed to achieving sustainable development goals, including greater health for everyone. Sumitomo Chemical and partners worldwide committed to [...]

Sumitomo Chemical Celebrates Global Partnership and the Distribution of 2 Billion Lifesaving Mosquito Nets2020-04-15T15:39:07+01:00

Sumitomo Chemical committed to Universal Health Coverage

2020-01-19T19:23:51+00:00

When World Malaria Day was established 11 years ago, this ancient mosquito-borne disease was overwhelming health systems.  In Sub-Saharan Africa, children’s wards in hospitals were filled with malaria patients.  Global success in reducing the malaria burden to current levels is a triumph of partnership - and has led the malaria community to shift our ambitions from malaria control to eradication [...]

Sumitomo Chemical committed to Universal Health Coverage2020-01-19T19:23:51+00:00

Sumitomo Chemical and APMEN partner to eliminate malaria in the Asia Pacific

2020-01-19T17:28:16+00:00

The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) is pleased to announce the recent election of Sumitomo Chemical Company as an APMEN Partner Institution during a Joint APMEN Working Group meeting on 6 September 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. Established in 2009, the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) is a network of 18 Asia Pacific countries and 46 partner institutions that [...]

Sumitomo Chemical and APMEN partner to eliminate malaria in the Asia Pacific2020-01-19T17:28:16+00:00

Cycling Africa North to South fundraising raises $67,070 for AMF

2020-01-19T17:28:09+00:00

Three young British men - Ralph Weir, Ed Hill and Calum Matthews - have so far raised $67,070, including a match-funded donation of $30,000 from Sumitomo Chemical, for Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) by cycling Africa North to South, a total of 11,000km. These funds will enable AMF to purchase 34,315 insecticide treated nets to be donated to 60,000 people in [...]

Cycling Africa North to South fundraising raises $67,070 for AMF2020-01-19T17:28:09+00:00

Sumitomo Chemical supports Cycling against Malaria fundraising for AMF

2020-01-19T17:28:03+00:00

Sumitomo Chemical is delighted to support three young British men who are attempting to cycle the length of Africa from Cairo to Capetown to raise funds for Against Malaria Foundation (AMF). Calum, Ralph and Ed started in Egypt and are travelling 11,000km through ten countries in order to raise awareness of malaria. They have also managed to visit Sumitomo’s research [...]

Sumitomo Chemical supports Cycling against Malaria fundraising for AMF2020-01-19T17:28:03+00:00

Resistance Breaking News

2020-01-19T17:27:55+00:00

A study published in the world famous medical journal: The Lancet, shows the superior effectiveness of Olyset® Plus, a long-lasting net containing permethrin synergised with piperonyl butoxide (PBO) in an area of high pyrethroid resistance in Tanzania compared with using a permethrin only net (Olyset Net).  Net treatments were tested on their own and in combination with an Actellic® CS [...]

Resistance Breaking News2020-01-19T17:27:55+00:00

Sumitomo Chemical is #ReadyToBeatMalaria

2020-01-19T17:27:47+00:00

“Sumitomo Chemical believes that to succeed in the long run, business activities must benefit society.  This core value is the basis of our long-standing commitment to develop innovative vector control technologies that will help end malaria for good,” said Ray Nishimoto, Representative Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer and President of Health & Crop Sciences Sector, Sumitomo Chemical. From the [...]

Sumitomo Chemical is #ReadyToBeatMalaria2020-01-19T17:27:47+00:00

Agriculture industry unites to deliver a pipeline of innovative vector control tools to help eradicate malaria by 2040

2020-01-19T17:27:40+00:00

London: 18 April 2018 -Today, at the London Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the world’s leading Crop Protection companies announce their commitment to support the research, development and supply of innovative products to save lives and help eradicate malaria by 2040. BASF, Bayer, Mitsui Chemicals, Sumitomo Chemical Company and Syngenta have been the major driving force behind the development of [...]

Agriculture industry unites to deliver a pipeline of innovative vector control tools to help eradicate malaria by 20402020-01-19T17:27:40+00:00

SumiShield® 50WG joins NgenIRS

2020-01-19T17:27:33+00:00

Sumitomo Chemical is delighted to announce that SumiShield® 50WG will now be included in the Next Generation IRS (NgenIRS) project, a vital initiative to increase the use of the latest third generation IRS products (3GIRS) as part of an insecticide resistance management strategy. With a single mode of action chemistry based on the neonicotinoid insecticide, clothianidin, SumiShield® 50WG was prequalified [...]

SumiShield® 50WG joins NgenIRS2020-01-19T17:27:33+00:00
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