Martin Edlund

Martin Edlund @martinmedlund

Martin Edlund is the chief executive officer of Malaria No More, a globally recognized nonprofit with the visionary mission to end humanity’s oldest, deadliest disease in our lifetimes. Edlund also serves as executive director of the Health Finance Coalition.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Pakistan floods signaled watershed moment in climate and health

Opinion: Pakistan floods signaled watershed moment in climate and health

over 1 year ago // Global health

The massive floods in Pakistan two years ago and the recent flooding in Brazil have something painfully in common: Extreme weather events leading to public health crises that disproportionately affect the vulnerable.

Opinion: A test of America’s commitment to the world

Opinion: A test of America’s commitment to the world

over 3 years ago // Sponsored by Malaria No More

To beat COVID-19 and stop future pandemics, we need more testing globally. Malaria No More CEO Martin Edlund explains how malaria offers us a head start.

Opinion: The promise of precision in global health

Opinion: The promise of precision in global health

over 6 years ago // Sponsored by Abbott

A new generation of rapid diagnostics that are highly sensitive and enable data management can accelerate the end of malaria. Abbott's Damian Halloran and Malaria No More's Martin Edlund explain.

Fuel the fight

Fuel the fight

about 11 years ago // In partnership with Malaria No More and the Gates Foundation

To win the fight against malaria, we need to rethink how we pay for it. Malaria No More CEO Martin Edlund shares in the last of a five-part series on challenges to fighting malaria, in partnership with the Gates Foundation.

Data and mobile

Data and mobile

about 11 years ago // In partnership with Malaria No More and Gates Foundation

The mobile revolution in Africa is transforming global health. Combined with the right data, mobile technology can tip the balance in defeating malaria, Martin Edlund, CEO of Malaria No More writes in the fourth of a five-part series on challenges to fighting the disease, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Block transmission

Block transmission

about 11 years ago // In partnership with Malaria No More and the Gates Foundation

The secret to ending malaria could be protecting mosquitoes from humans. Find out more from Malaria No More CEO Martin Edlund in the third of a five-part series on challenges to fighting the disease, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Complete cure

Complete cure

about 11 years ago // In partnership with Malaria No More and the Gates Foundation

The race is already on to develop the next generation of wonder drugs to completely cure one of the world's deadliest diseases. Malaria No More CEO Martin Edlund shares what four key features this drug would have in the second of a five-part series on challenges to fighting malaria, in partnership with the Gates Foundation.

Find the parasite

Find the parasite

about 11 years ago // In partnership with Malaria No More and the Gates Foundation

You can't beat an enemy you can't see. Any attempt to eradicate malaria must start with figuring out how to diagnose and treat roughly 1 billion people who are unaware that they are carrying the virus, Malaria No More's Martin Edlund writes in the first of a five-part series in partnership with the Gates Foundation.

Solve for M: 5 key challenges to ending malaria

Solve for M: 5 key challenges to ending malaria

about 11 years ago // In Partnership with Malaria No More and the Gates Foundation

After a century of playing defense, it's time for the global struggle against malaria to go on the offense. A guest opinion by Martin Edlund, founder and CEO of Malaria No More.