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| Malaria battle given $3bn boost | Malaria battle given $3bn boost |
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| World leaders and philanthropistshave pledged nearly $3bn (£1.6bn) to fight malaria at a summit in New York. | World leaders and philanthropistshave pledged nearly $3bn (£1.6bn) to fight malaria at a summit in New York. |
| The meeting, at the UN, is looking at ways of meeting the Millennium Development Goals - targets on reducing global poverty by the year 2015. | The meeting, at the UN, is looking at ways of meeting the Millennium Development Goals - targets on reducing global poverty by the year 2015. |
| Donors hope the money will be enough to eradicate malaria by that time. | Donors hope the money will be enough to eradicate malaria by that time. |
| The money includes $1.1bn (£598m) from the World Bank and $1.6bn (£870m) from the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. | The money includes $1.1bn (£598m) from the World Bank and $1.6bn (£870m) from the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. |
| The British government and private organisations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have promised the rest. | The British government and private organisations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have promised the rest. |
| Malaria still kills more than a million people each year | |
| Malaria still kills more than a million people each year, according to the World Health Organization. | Malaria still kills more than a million people each year, according to the World Health Organization. |
| The funding, will be used to support rapid implementation of the first ever Global Malaria Action Plan (Gmap). | The funding, will be used to support rapid implementation of the first ever Global Malaria Action Plan (Gmap). |
| Long-term effort | Long-term effort |
| World Bank President Robert Zoellick said in a statement that the extra money would help "sharply reduce the numbers of malaria-related deaths and illness" in the next three years. | World Bank President Robert Zoellick said in a statement that the extra money would help "sharply reduce the numbers of malaria-related deaths and illness" in the next three years. |
| According to Gmap's projections, more than 4.2 million lives can be saved between 2008 and 2015, if its plan is put into action, and the foundation can be laid for a longer-term effort to eradicate the disease. | According to Gmap's projections, more than 4.2 million lives can be saved between 2008 and 2015, if its plan is put into action, and the foundation can be laid for a longer-term effort to eradicate the disease. |
| The BBC's Heather Alexander says leaders are focusing on eradicating malaria to counter criticisms that the millennium targets will not be met. | The BBC's Heather Alexander says leaders are focusing on eradicating malaria to counter criticisms that the millennium targets will not be met. |
| If we build on this momentum, we can save million of lives and chart a long-term course for eradication of this disease Bill Gates | If we build on this momentum, we can save million of lives and chart a long-term course for eradication of this disease Bill Gates |
| British Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined the presidents of Rwanda and Tanzania as well as the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to reassure the world that their goal is achievable. | British Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined the presidents of Rwanda and Tanzania as well as the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to reassure the world that their goal is achievable. |
| Alongside the offers of money came reassurance from African leaders that efforts are working. | Alongside the offers of money came reassurance from African leaders that efforts are working. |
| President Paul Kagame, of Rwanda, said malaria deaths have fallen by more than 60% in his country. | President Paul Kagame, of Rwanda, said malaria deaths have fallen by more than 60% in his country. |
| The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is to provide $168.7m (£91m) to fund a Malaria Vaccine Initiative for research on a new generation of anti-malaria vaccines. | The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is to provide $168.7m (£91m) to fund a Malaria Vaccine Initiative for research on a new generation of anti-malaria vaccines. |
| Microsoft founder Mr Gates said: "We need innovation, new drugs, and the most dramatic thing we need is vaccine. | Microsoft founder Mr Gates said: "We need innovation, new drugs, and the most dramatic thing we need is vaccine. |
| "If we build on this momentum, we can save million of lives and chart a long-term course for eradication of this disease." | "If we build on this momentum, we can save million of lives and chart a long-term course for eradication of this disease." |
| Britain's Department for International Development pledged £40m ($73.5m) to support the Affordable Medicines Facility for Malaria. | Britain's Department for International Development pledged £40m ($73.5m) to support the Affordable Medicines Facility for Malaria. |
| It also pledged to increase its malaria research funding to at least £5m ($9.1m) a year by 2010 and supply 20 million of the 125 million bed nets still needed in affected areas. | It also pledged to increase its malaria research funding to at least £5m ($9.1m) a year by 2010 and supply 20 million of the 125 million bed nets still needed in affected areas. |