Tarryn
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“Two-thirds of the staff of the President’s Malaria Initiative, an organization founded by former President George W. Bush that is the largest donor to anti-malaria programs and research worldwide, have been fired.”
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“Two-thirds of the staff of the President’s Malaria Initiative, an organization founded by former President George W. Bush that is the largest donor to anti-malaria programs and research worldwide, have been fired.”
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Exciting news: @who.int has prequalified tafenoquine, a single-dose treatment for relapsing P. vivax malaria, and added it to their latest #malaria guidelines. Check it out 👇https://www.mmv.org/newsroom/news-resources-search/first-single-dose-medicine-p-vivax-malaria-prequalified-who-and
First single-dose medicine for P. vivax malaria prequalified by WHO and included in WHO Guidelines | Medicines for Malaria Venture
The World Health Organization has awarded prequalification to tafenoquine, the first single-dose medicine for the prevention of relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria.
www.mmv.org
December 6, 2024 at 9:38 PM