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With ALMA Scorecard, African Leaders Are Taking Responsibility In Malaria Fight
The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) is "spearheading the fight against malaria" in Africa, bringing together 40 heads of state and "offer[ing] a compelling example of what is possible through co-operation, leadership, commitment, and sound management of national and international funds," Tanzania President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete writes in a post on the Guardian's "Poverty Matters Blog." With the launch of the "groundbreaking" ALMA scorecard for accountability and action last week, leaders are now able "to measure our own performance against a set of key malaria metrics including national policies, financial controls, delivery of prevention and treatment commodities, and, most importantly, lives saved," Kikwete writes.
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