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TAIWAN DONATES E1.4 MILLION TO MALARIA FUND

By Delisa Thwala | 2019-11-22

THE Republic of China (Taiwan) yesterday donated E1.4 million towards the End Malaria Fund, launched by His Majesty King Mswati III in May at Mandvulo Grand Hall.

Making the donation was Taiwan Ambassador Jeremy Liang, who handed over a cheque of US Dollars 100 000 to the fund’s Vice Chairman Langalakhe Dlamini in the presence of Minister of Health Lizzy Nkosi. In receiving the cheque, Dlamini said he was happy with the money snce it would go a long way in helping them fight and eradicate malaria in the country.

“We humbly accept and appreciate this donation made to us, it comes at a time where we are welcoming donations towards the End Malaria Fund,” said Dlamini.

He also highlighted that every cent of the money would be accounted for by the Board before usage and proper paper work would be done to make sure there was clear accountability.

“We actually need or targeting to have raised E85 million, which will not only benefit Eswatini but also help other neighbouring countries in the fight against malaria,” explained Dlamini.

Further thanking the donation was Minister of Health Lizzy Nkosi, who said as a ministry they were very happy with the donation and were looking forward to making it work for everyone.

“As a ministry, we are happy with the donation, of course we will be looking at proper ways to deploy and use the money properly and everything will be accounted for,” shared the elated minister

The Taiwanese ambassador said they were more than willing to help Eswatini as their relationship came a long way and they were happy to help where they could.

Pledges

“Eswatini is very dear to us and close to our heart, so when the King asked for pledges we were more than happy to help them and with this donation, we are saying our hands are always open,” said Liang

On May 31, His Majesty King Mswati III launched the End Malaria Fund at Mandvulo Grand Hall at Lozitha as part of the ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’ campaign.

The fund will close the US$5 million funding gap required to meet the bold and ambitious targets of the Revised Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan (2015-2020) to eliminate Malaria in the Kingdom of Eswatini.

One of the objectives of the Eswatini Malaria Elimination Fund is to eliminate domestic transmission of malaria in the kingdom by 2022, sustain elimination thereafter through surveillance, testing and case management; while also supporting malaria elimination at the sub-regional and regional levels.

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