British government and Bill Gates announce £3bn to fight malaria
by Staff and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#11R0T)
UK chancellor and American philanthropist expand funding for partnership that was set up in 2015 to support research into the disease
The British chancellor, George Osborne, and the Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, have unveiled a plan to spend billions to defeat "the world's deadliest killer" malaria.
Osborne and Gates announced 3bn (US$4.28bn) in funding over the next five years for research and to support efforts to eliminate the mosquito-borne disease.
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