Thursday, April 27, 2006

[Angola] Japan invests USD $2 Million to fight malaria

from African News Dimension

Japan hands over the various equipment to fight malaria, estimated at USD 2 million as part of the African Day of Fight Against Malaria celebrated on April 25.

In a note delivered to ANGOP, the health department refers that the donation includes anti- malaria medicine, microscope, and apparatus for fast tests of diagnosis, mosquito nets, vehicles and computers.

The Japanese Ambassador to Angola and the Health Minister, Sebastião Veloso, are expected in Benguela province in order to hand over the donation.

Still on the same day, Minister Sebastião Veloso will announce in Benguela the implementation of the new malaria treatment policy, based on the use of therapeutic combinations of artemisinine derivatives.

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