Pan-Africa: Gates Foundation Offers New Boost in Malaria Research And Treatment

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced the award September 21 of new grants to conquer malaria, a disease that kills more than 1 million people each year and is considered a major impediment to progress in the underdeveloped nations where it most frequently occurs. The $168 million in grants will be devoted to development of new prevention strategies, new drugs and vaccine research.