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Fight against childhood killer diseases boosted in four African countries

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Rotary International President Gordon McInally. [Courtesy]

The fight against leading childhood killer diseases including malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea, has been boosted by the collaboration between Rotary International, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and World Vision.

The three organisations, which launched the initiative in Singapore, will collectively contribute 300 million U.S. Dollars to strengthen community health systems and deliver lasting disease prevention and treatment in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Zambia.

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