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<p>The World Health Organisation reports that there have been 592 malaria cases detected
in Delhi so far this year. The municipal corporations in Delhi are responding. The
WHO is closely monitoring the situation and providing advice through its Regional
and Country Offices.</p><p>DFID provides significant support to malaria control in
India and Asia through our leading contribution to the Global Fund. Since 2002 the
Global Fund has invested $1.9 billion in India for malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB. This
support has included the provision of 3.71 million insecticide treated bed nets to
prevent the transmission of malaria. The Global Fund also supports many countries
in Asia, including, for example, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. In addition DFID
has specific malaria programming to improve the quality of care and address the problem
of sub-standard medication in Burma; and programmes in the Greater Mekong sub-region
to tackle drug resistant malaria. DFID also supports research into new malaria drugs,
and broader support to countries’ health systems to enable better identification and
treatment of people affected by malaria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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