Today's announcement by the UK Government to reduce the proportion of Gross National Income spent on overseas aid from 0.7 percent to 0.5 percent will reverse huge gains made in recent years towards meeting global health goals. Reducing the UK government's aid commitment to 0.5 percent, equivalent to a £4.34 billion reduction[1], will have a profoundly damaging impact on vulnerable populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) globally.
No region has escaped the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic - but immense additional strain has been placed on malaria endemic countries with fragile health systems, where there are already inadequate preventative measures and access to live saving treatments.
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