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Rwanda: Rwanda's Fight Against Malaria Gets U.S.$53 Million Boost
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Rwanda: How Drones Are Fighting Rwanda's War on Malaria
New Times, 26 April 2021
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Rwanda: How Effective Are Drones in Rwanda's War On Malaria?
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Rwanda: Rwanda Optimistic About Latest Breakthrough in Search for a Malaria Vaccine
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Rwanda: Rwanda to Continue Using Coartem to Treat Malaria - RBC
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Rwanda's Fight Against Malaria Gets U.S.$53 Million Shot in Arm
The government has received a U.S.$53 million grant from the Global Fund as a contribution towards the U.S.$280 million required for malaria prevention and treatment efforts from 2020 to 2024, writes Nasra Bishumba for The New Times.
The Global Fund is a global partnership designed to accelerate the end of HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics in more than 100 countries. A February 2019 report shows that the Global Fund invested about US$1.4 billion in Rwanda since 2003, and was running U.S.$210 million in active grants.
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