US supports malaria control in Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) has welcomed the announcement of support by the United States Government to include Sierra Leone in President Barack Hussein Obama’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). This was disclosed at the weekend in a joint press release by the Public Affairs Office of United States Mission Sierra Leone and the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. According to the release, “The Ministry of Health and Sanitation is hopeful that the additional funds for PMI requested by President Obama will be approved by the U.S. Congress, paving the way for Sierra Leone to join other countries supported by this initiative.” The inclusion of Sierra Leone in the PMI will be a realization of the request by President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma during a White House meeting in 2013 with President Barack Obama, the release states. -

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