Malaria’s Rising Toll in the COVID-19 Shadow
By Roperfree After the recent Rotarian Malaria Partners webinar with the theme “Malaria’s rising toll in the COVID-19 shadow” According to Dianne Stewart : Head, Donor Relations, The Global Fund relayed information during the webinar that the global fund had raised almost 40 billion dollars to fight malaria earlier this year and the target to eradicate malaria 2030 was on schedule until COVID 19 hit and everything changed. COVID-19 is derailing the fight against malaria while deaths have doubled in 2020 and pushed back malaria programs 20 years behind schedule. The set back has caused human and financial cost! Dianne Stewart...