THE
Australian government will give more than $14 million to the Solomon
Islands to help eradicate malaria in the tiny Pacific Islands nation.
Foreign
Minister Bob Carr, speaking from a hospital in the Solomon Islands on
Saturday, said the federal government would give $14.75 million to fund
further anti-malaria measures and community education about the disease.
He
said Australian assistance had already prevented 77,000 cases of
malaria since 2003, and the government would work towards eliminating
malaria in Solomon Islands communities.
"We're delivering practical measures to fight this preventable, yet potentially fatal disease," Senator Carr said in a
statement.
The
new funding "would cover treated mosquito nets for beds, spraying
programs and community education, particularly for children and pregnant
women", he said.
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