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ZAMBIA LAUNCHES NEW MALARIA INITIATIVE
September 15, 2005
Zambia has launched a new strategy to combat malaria. The seven-year plan will aim to improve diagnosis and treatment times, as well as providing insecticide-treated bed nets for children and pregnant women.
Zambia requires US$170mn to implement the plan. So far, the country has received US$28mn in financing from the UN-administered Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Bank and other institutions. Malaria alone is reported to kill 50,000 Zambians each year, and is responsible for 40% of infant deaths in the central African country.
It is hoped that the scheme will provide 80% of its target population with effective prevention measures over the next three years. However, observers comment that without effective drugs to treat the disease, prevention-only schemes will have only a limited effect.
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