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Malaria Drops From First To Third Cause Of Infant Mortality In Africa, RBM Executive Director Says
"Over the past three years, malaria passed from first to third cause of infant mortality in Africa, Awa Coll-Seck, executive director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership [RBM], said Tuesday in Paris," Afrique en ligne reports. "'At least 1.5 million children were saved from the disease in recent years, thanks to the successful implementation of national strategies, supported by the international community,' she said," in an interview with [the Pan African News Agency (PANA)], according to the news service.
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