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    Opinion Piece Responds To 'Skeptics' Of Development Aid
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    Yamada discusses some of the foundation's work to combat malaria, highlighting the project in Zambia, where the malaria incidence "declined by more than 50 percent, and child mortality from all causes, including malaria, declined by 30 percent" because of the use of proven interventions, including insecticide spraying, bed net distribution and others. He writes, "Zambia, Zanzibar, and other success stories provide a beacon of hope for the dream of a world free of malaria, articulated by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2007 when they put out a call to eradicate the disease." Several "outspoken" voices "question the value and true impact of development assistance," Yamada writes. Full Article at Medical News Today
    Zambia, Zanzibar, and other success stories provide a beacon of hope for the dream of a world free of malaria, articulated by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2007 when they put out a call to eradicate the disease.
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
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Opinion Piece Responds To 'Skeptics' Of Development Aid
  1. Where have all the patients gone? Home, where they can live happier, healthier lives. Let them be the retort to the skeptics of development assistance
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
  2. a single patient ... single most memorable image of the trip.
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago

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