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the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria presented a compelling case for funding the organization to not only tackle these diseases but also to accelerate gains against them
Despite the growing importance of imported malaria, the largest international funder for malaria control - the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - allocates only a small proportion of its malaria funding to multicountry proposals...As countries reduce their malaria burdens, strategies that address the changing epidemiology...need to be developed, validated, and adopted.
This week I had the pleasure to host a preparatory meeting between donors of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaMore quotes »
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