Global Fund grants Tanzania 898bn/- to combat Aids, TB and malaria
Submitted by Henry Neondo (henry) about 13 months ago
The battle against the three leading killer diseases of Aids, tuberculosis and malaria has received a major boost in the form of grants amounting to USD680 million from the Global Fund.
``Tanzania becomes a baby of the Global Fund to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria. We are now eligible for the largest package ever of USD680m grants in its 8th round,`` Tanzania Commission for Aids (TACAIDS) executive chairperson Dr Fatma Mrisho said on Wednesday.
Briefing the media immediately after a three-day Global Fund meeting for Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean region in Arusha, Dr Mrisho said they were finalizing formalities before the agreement was signed in the next four months.
``The grants, the largest sum ever committed to Tanzania in seven years, aims to support large-scale prevention, treatment and care programmes against the three diseases,`` Dr Mrisho said.
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