World Malaria Day - Statement from Ms. Marcia S. Bernicat, Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republics of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau

World Malaria Day is observed April 25 to call attention to the disease and to mobilize action to combat it.  The U.S. has taken extraordinary steps to curb the spread of this preventable and curable disease. The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) is led and implemented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with the assistance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the collaboration of the US Peace Corps. It represents an historic $1.2 billion, five-year expansion of U.S. government resources to fight malaria in Africa.  In Senegal, the PMI will invest approximately $72 dollars in key interventions over 4 years. Full text

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