UK Set to announce new £50m malaria programme for Nigeria
The United Kingdom says it will announce a new malaria programme worth £50 million in Nigeria that will run until 2024.
According to UK it the fund will cover £9.2 million of new research funds to develop new triple artemisinin combination treatments.
This was contained in a statement by Ready to Beat Malaria, an NGO, said the UK Government had re-affirmed its commitment to also spend £500 million a year on malaria through to 2020-21.
The statement added that the UK would also announce additional £100 million match fund commitment to the Global Fund to match new contributions from private donors ”pound for pound”.
It said the funds were part of the Britain’s renewed commitment to accelerate progress against malaria.
The statement said the UK government would make this known at the Malaria Summit London 2018, co-hosted by the UK Government, and the Heads of State of Rwanda and Swaziland.
According to UK it the fund will cover £9.2 million of new research funds to develop new triple artemisinin combination treatments.
This was contained in a statement by Ready to Beat Malaria, an NGO, said the UK Government had re-affirmed its commitment to also spend £500 million a year on malaria through to 2020-21.
The statement added that the UK would also announce additional £100 million match fund commitment to the Global Fund to match new contributions from private donors ”pound for pound”.
It said the funds were part of the Britain’s renewed commitment to accelerate progress against malaria.
The statement said the UK government would make this known at the Malaria Summit London 2018, co-hosted by the UK Government, and the Heads of State of Rwanda and Swaziland.
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