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Monday 13 October 2008

US Malaria Coordinator arrives in Malawi

The US government’s Malaria Coordinator, Timothy Ziemer, is expected to arrive in the country on Monday for a three-day visit to discuss malaria activities undertaken by his government, the US embassy has said here.

According to the diplomatic mission, Ziemer is coming to Malawi to discuss malaria activities with government officials and civil society representatives in the health sector.

"Ziemer, who leads the implementation of the United States President George W. Bush\’s Malaria Initiative would review progress made in malaria control under the Presidential Malaria Initiative (PMI) in Malawi during the programme’s first full year of implementation," it said.

PMI was launched by President George Bush in June 2005 and is being implemented in several countries of Africa, including Malawi.

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