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<p>DFID contributes to the global effort to tackle malaria through bilateral programmes
in countries, research, multilateral funding to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis
and Malaria and the World Health Organisation (WHO), and through strengthening health
systems in malaria affected countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total estimated
UK spend on malaria was £332 million in 2015/16, £499 million in 2016/17 and £481
million in 2017/18. DFID is currently the second largest global funder of the effort
against malaria and will remain a leading global donor in the future. All direct bilateral
malaria spend and relevant multilateral contributions are available in <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatistics-on-international-development-2017&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf72d4b26ca0a4e51e8f508d68d0076fe%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636851430459259146&sdata=MAvaICXFUwTPantzOkkGE2%2FyKxCCrNCkYBqrSzZzVzs%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Statistics on International Development</a>. All of our funding on
malaria control, apart from that spent on research and development of products and
the funding for commodity procurement, contributes to strengthening health systems.</p><p>
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