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Africa’s Malaria Fight at a Crossroads | Botswana News
Malaria in Africa is hitting a deadly wall—270 million cases and 600,000 deaths last year, mostly among children—with economic costs crippling growth. Funding has plummeted 70% in four years, straining health systems and risking decades of progress. But African leaders are rallying: boosting domestic budgets, forging public-private partnerships, and deploying cutting-edge tools like new nets, WHO-approved vaccines, and spatial emanators. The key to survival? Health sovereignty—building local manufacturing to end reliance on imports and treat health as a strategic investment in people and…
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