Africa Fighting Malaria Welcomes USAID's Restructuring of its Malaria Control Program

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: December 15, 2005 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced significant and welcome changes to its malaria control programs which could, according to Africa Fighting Malaria (AFM) Co-Director Dr. Roger Bate, improve malaria control around the world and ultimately save more lives.

USAID's malaria control program has come under criticism from analysts, malaria experts and U.S. Senators and Congressmen in recent years. The concerns relate to the lack of accountability and transparency in USAID's program and inadequate information on how funds were ...

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