Malaria
U.S. co-sponsors United Nations malaria resolution for developing countries
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 5th, 2006
The resolution - titled "2001-2010 Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa" - urges member states afflicted by malaria to strengthen national prevention policies and plans so that 80% of those at risk for or suffering from malaria will benefit from major interventions by 2010.
The agreement also calls on the international community to continue working to reduce the burden of malaria by 75% by 2015.
Malaria, one of the most devastating infectious...
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