Ann Veneman, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), attends "Completing the Malaria Mission" session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 31, 2009. The last few years have seen a remarkable increase in resources mobilized to eliminate malaria as a public health threat by 2015. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Ann Veneman, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), attends "Completing the Malaria Mission" session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 31, 2009. The last few years have seen a remarkable increase in resources mobilized to eliminate malaria as a public health threat by 2015.

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