ExxonMobil Marks First-Ever World Malaria Day

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) takes the battle against malaria to

three continents in commemoration of the first-ever World Malaria Day on

April 25.
This follows ExxonMobil´s announcement it will

donate $10 million to anti-malaria efforts through the "Idol

Gives Back" episode of the FOX-TV show American

Idol, earlier this month.
"Malaria kills an African child every 30

seconds and more than 1 million people a year," said Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer. "World

Malaria Day provides an opportunity to increase awareness and direct

engagement in fighting the devastating consequences of this preventable

disease. ExxonMobil is committed to the fight, which is why we´re

doing everything we are -- from helping to develop new drugs to

distributing insecticide-treated nets to places where they are

desperately needed."
ExxonMobil employees and executives are participating in a number of

activities in Africa, Europe and North America on World Malaria Day

designed to raise awareness and resources in the battle against malaria.

In Africa and Europe, employees of ExxonMobil retail operations have

initiated a fund-raising campaign for the purchase of life-saving bed

nets.

In Africa, ExxonMobil´s medical director of

global issues and projects, Dr. Steven Phillips, is a part of the Roll

Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition, a voyage on the fabled Zambezi River

to showcase successes and highlight challenges associated with the

fight against malaria, as well as distribute bed nets and provide

medical treatment. ExxonMobil played a coordinating role and is

sponsoring the Zambezi Expedition, which is a partnership of Roll Back

Malaria, six countries from the Southern African Development

Community, non-profit institutions and private companies.

In Washington, DC, J. Stephen Simon, senior vice president, Exxon

Mobil Corporation, is participating in a World Malaria Day event at

the White House, hosted by President George W. Bush. ExxonMobil is the

largest corporate donor to the President´s

Malaria Initiative.

Also in Africa, ExxonMobil affiliates are distributing bed nets and

holding a variety of malaria-related community and employee events

such as poster displays, malaria conferences, and health education

sessions.

The $10-million donation announced by ExxonMobil, the largest

non-pharmaceutical corporate donor to malaria research and development

efforts, will be directed to Malaria No More, a non-profit organization

with the mission to end deaths due to malaria.
The donation to Malaria No More will bring ExxonMobil´s

commitment to organizations engaged in important community and social

development projects in Africa to more than $130 million, which includes

$50 million committed through the company´s

Africa Health Initiative.
The Initiative was established in 2000 in support of the Abuja

Declaration on Roll Back Malaria in Africa and its goal to halve malaria

deaths by 2010. Since then, ExxonMobil has developed on-the-ground

public-private partnerships to fight malaria at the community level

progress treatment and vaccine research and raise awareness and

international support.
As part of those relationships, Dr. Phillips serves on the board of

Malaria No More and Roll Back Malaria, a partnership launched in 1998 by

the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children´s

Fund, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank.
According to Roll Back Malaria, malaria is a life-threatening disease

caused by a parasite and transmitted to humans by mosquito bite. With

between 1 million and 3 million deaths annually and 3,000 children

deaths daily, it remains one of the globe´s leading infectious killers.

The majority of its victims are children under the age of five and

pregnant women.
About Exxon Mobil Corporation
Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Foundation, the primary

philanthropic arm of Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States

engage in a range of philanthropic activities that advance education

health and public policy in the communities where ExxonMobil has

significant operations. In the United States, ExxonMobil supports

initiatives to improve math and science education at the K-12 and higher

education levels. Globally, ExxonMobil provides funding to improve basic

education and combat malaria and other infectious diseases in developing

countries. In 2007, together with its employees and retirees, Exxon

Mobil Corporation, its divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil

Foundation provided $207 million in contributions worldwide. Additional

information on ExxonMobil´s community

partnerships and contributions programs is available at www.exxonmobil.com/community3.