It is a major public health problem and mostly affects children and pregnant women.
Malaria is one of the oldest disease known to mankind , that has had profound impact on our history.We are lucky that the burden of Malaria has now been realized worldwide and that it is now being given the due attention as compared to the past .As a result ,our generation has witnessed an increase in the number and types of interventions aimed at fighting the disease in Africa and other areas of the world..Global partnership has contributed tremendously to this war; among these are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Novartis , President’s Malaria Initiative, John Hopkins Foundation and many other partners who have been in the forefront to support our wa against the disease.
Despite the low technological capacity in Africa , our scientists have been using all their skills to contribute to the fight against malaria. In Tanzania for instance , the National Institute for Medical Reseach (NIMR) has created an enabling environment for other reeserch institutions to work in partnership to fight the disease.
Malaria is one of the oldest disease known to mankind , that has had profound impact on our history.We are lucky that the burden of Malaria has now been realized worldwide and that it is now being given the due attention as compared to the past .As a result ,our generation has witnessed an increase in the number and types of interventions aimed at fighting the disease in Africa and other areas of the world..Global partnership has contributed tremendously to this war; among these are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Novartis , President’s Malaria Initiative, John Hopkins Foundation and many other partners who have been in the forefront to support our wa against the disease.
Despite the low technological capacity in Africa , our scientists have been using all their skills to contribute to the fight against malaria. In Tanzania for instance , the National Institute for Medical Reseach (NIMR) has created an enabling environment for other reeserch institutions to work in partnership to fight the disease.
ch institution s that have continued to work in search of new tools to combat Malaria.The government of Tanzania and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in particular
I believe that this forum , which has brought together distinguioshed rtesechers , policy and decision makers, academicians the media and development mpartners has provided an avenue to share reseach finding and valuable experiences exhaustively and there fore , identify ways and means of improving performance of malaria controlinterventions.
The Governemnt will be eagly awaiting your advice for more affective and sustainable measures to eliminate Malaria in Tanzania and the rest of our planet.However ,as i had iondicated in the earlier remarks, this struggle has been ongoing for a very longtime.
I believe that this forum , which has brought together distinguioshed rtesechers , policy and decision makers, academicians the media and development mpartners has provided an avenue to share reseach finding and valuable experiences exhaustively and there fore , identify ways and means of improving performance of malaria controlinterventions.
The Governemnt will be eagly awaiting your advice for more affective and sustainable measures to eliminate Malaria in Tanzania and the rest of our planet.However ,as i had iondicated in the earlier remarks, this struggle has been ongoing for a very longtime.
Therefore , of essence will be the issue of time wihich is in line with our joint concerns to meet then millennium Development Goals and the commitments made Abuja, Nigeria in April 2000.
The people of Africa eagerly wait for results of the various reseach efforts so that this scourge is finally laid to rest.
Chief Executive Director Ifakara Health Institute Dr. Abdul Salim.
Tanzania Malaria Participants and Resechers.
Reseachers.
Reseachers. 
Government officila from Malaria Control Programme Zanzibar Dr. Mohammed Jiddawi.
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