UNITAID, IVCC Initiative Aims To Protect 50M People In 16 African Countries From Malaria Through Low-Cost Anti-Mosquito Home Spray

Thomson Reuters Foundation: New $65 mln anti-malaria push to protect 50 mln through affordable home spray
“A new $65 million initiative to boost malaria control and combat resistance to insecticides by improving access to new, low-cost anti-mosquito sprays across Africa was announced on Monday. The initiative by the health agency UNITAID and non-profit group IVCC will be rolled out over four years with a goal of protecting as many as 50 million people in 16 African countries…” (Mis, 2/1).

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