UAE global fight against malaria

 

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A 10-year, $100 million fund launched by President Sheikh Mohamed in 2017 with support from the with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to combat the world's deadliest diseases — will provide the key investment over the next three years.

Also will allow for the expansion of the Forecasting Healthy Futures scheme, led by the US-based Malaria No More non-profit organisation.

Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed, member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, witnessed the announcement of the agreement, which was signed by Nassar Al Mubarak, representing Reaching the Last Mile, Martin Edlund, chief executive of Malaria No More, and Professor Eric Xing, President of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi.


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