The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Nigerian government on Friday ?signed two grant agreements ? worth a total of $225 million to support programs that will prevent and treat malaria,? a Global Fund press release reports. According to the press release, the agreements ?include an additional $50 million for bed nets, approved in an unusual move by the Global Fund Board that was linked to additional commitments by the government of Nigeria? (8/24). Global Fund Deputy Executive Director Debrework Zewdie ?told top government functionaries that the [money] is meant to assure the international community that Nigeria is a worthy partner in the fight to eradicate malaria,? ThisDay writes, adding, ?During a transformation of the fund?s grant management structure this year, Nigeria was identified as one of the 20 ?high impact? countries that are now receiving special attention? (8/26). Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CEO of Access Bank and chair of the Friends of the Global Fund Africa, ?described the grant as [an] opportunity for Nigeria to show leadership and commitment in the fight against malaria by committing more resources to save lives,? the Daily Trust notes (Atonko, 8/26).
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