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 7 August 2008
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World Bank to help India fight malaria

07/08/2008

The Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Malaria, Ray Chambers, has welcomed plans by the World Bank to assist India's efforts to fight malaria and other diseases.

The package of more than $520 million is the largest single project the World Bank has ever financed for malaria control in one country. The project will bolster malaria prevention efforts through bed nets and spraying, as well as provide effective treatment to over 100 million people in India.

Malaria infects millions of people every year in India and causes the country to lose the equivalent of 79 million days worth of productivity each year.

Gerry Adams, United Nations Radio.

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