The CDC Foundation is pleased to announce a new consortium with the goal of ending malaria on the island of Hispaniola. The consortium is being funded through a $29.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and will bring together malaria partners led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to eliminate indigenous cases of malaria on the island of Hispaniola by 2020.
With its yellow walls and simple tin roof, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lab in Bo, Sierra Leone, would be easy to overlook. Although there are no indications that this tiny lab sits squarely on the front lines in the fight against Ebola, it is vital to efforts to turn back the epidemic in Sierra Leone.
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has left an indelible mark on the region. Governments have closed schools, cultural practices have been adjusted as the virus has spread, and professional communicators like radio newsman James Lebbie are rethinking the way they reach their audience.
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