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Mozambique 180m USD sought to fight malaria By agencies Maputo, Mozambique - The Mozambican government has asked for $180m from the Global Fund to help combat malaria over the next five years, Radio Mozambique reported, citing Samuel Mabunda of the ministry of health. The funds would be used in the ministry's intervention programmes which include sprayings, distribution of mosquito nets and improvement in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Malaria kills up to three million people and affects up to 500 million people a year throughout the world. Ministry of health national spokesperson Leonardo Chavane said in an interview last week that reported cases of malaria in Mozambique had decreased from six million cases in 2007 to 4.5 million cases in 2008. "From 1998 to 2005 we have had a steady increase of the [malaria] cases year after year. "However, since 2005 the total number of new cases of malaria started to decrease, this because of our reinforcement of preventive activities mainly due to the indoor spread activities in the southern parts of the country," he said. The Global Fund is a global partnership between governments, civil society and the private sector dedicated to attracting and disbursing resources to prevent and treat HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria. Since its creation in 2002, the Global Fund has become the main source of finance for programmes to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria, with approved funding of $15.6bn for more than 572 programmes in 140 countries.
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