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Dr Leonard Ortega, Acting WHO
Representative for Myanmar
signing the round III grant between 3DF fund manager and WHO for scaling up
the malaria control activities in Myanmar.
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Since 2006, the prevention and control of Malaria, one of
the public health priorities in Myanmar, has been further
strengthened through the financial support of Three Diseases Fund (3DF) Programme, along with the technical assistance from WHO. To date 3 DF programme has
supported approximately USD 9 million for Malaria control efforts in Myanmar.
On 2 June 2010, a new agreement for USD 2 million, to be
implemented in 2 years, under the Round III grant, is signed between 3 DF programme and WHO for further scaling up WHO’s support to the national response on malaria control
and enhancing contribution towards achieving the United Nations Millennium
Development Goals (MDG) by 2015.
The 3 DF Round III grant will benefit 94 townships in 14
States and Divisions which are not covered by existing 3 DF grants and it
will intensify the prevention and control efforts which have been carrying
out under existing Round I grant. Furthermore it will focus in scaling up the
usage of Long Lasting insecticidal nets with the combination of early
diagnosis and appropriate treatment, behavior change communication to better
inform the communities, data management and capacity building of concerned
staff at township level.
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