NewsWhore
10-08-2009, 06:30 PM
During his visit to Dajabon yesterday, former US President Jimmy Carter commended Dominican efforts aimed at eradicating malaria and filariasis from the DR within the next ten years. He praised the work of President Leonel Fernandez's administration and the Ministry of Public Health in particular. Carter arrived at the La Bomba neighborhood in Dajabon at 10:30am. The significance of this particular neighborhood is its high rate of malaria cases due to its location near the Massacre River. Commenting on anti-malaria initiatives in the DR and Haiti, Carter said, "One of the main developments has been the new cooperation between the two countries. And for the first time in history, they are targeting the complete elimination of the disease instead of just treating sick people." Every year an estimated 30,000 people in Haiti and several thousand more across the border suffer from malaria, which causes a high fever and flu-like symptoms. On a global level, malaria kills more than one million people each year, mostly in Africa. Carter will hold a press conference at the Hilton Hotel in Santo Domingo today. Carter is also expected to meet with President Fernandez to continue discussing the issue.
The meeting will take place at noon at the National Palace. Carter will be accompanied by his wife Rosalyn and other members of his foundation. According to Diario Libre, the Carter Center will give the DR and Haiti US$194 million to continue this program with 63% of the funds going to Haiti and 32% going to the DR, and 5% in bi-national funds. Malaria affects 5% of Haitians and 1.3% of Dominicans. The distribution of the funds will begin in 2010 and programs will be implemented in three stages across a total of 10 provinces.
See: www.cartercenter.org/health/malaria_control/index.html (http://www.cartercenter.org/health/malaria_control/index.html)
In contrast to what was printed in yesterday's DR1 News, we would like to point out that this is not former President Carter's first visit to the DR. He has visited the country on a couple of previous occasions. DR1 would like to apologize for this inaccuracy.
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The meeting will take place at noon at the National Palace. Carter will be accompanied by his wife Rosalyn and other members of his foundation. According to Diario Libre, the Carter Center will give the DR and Haiti US$194 million to continue this program with 63% of the funds going to Haiti and 32% going to the DR, and 5% in bi-national funds. Malaria affects 5% of Haitians and 1.3% of Dominicans. The distribution of the funds will begin in 2010 and programs will be implemented in three stages across a total of 10 provinces.
See: www.cartercenter.org/health/malaria_control/index.html (http://www.cartercenter.org/health/malaria_control/index.html)
In contrast to what was printed in yesterday's DR1 News, we would like to point out that this is not former President Carter's first visit to the DR. He has visited the country on a couple of previous occasions. DR1 would like to apologize for this inaccuracy.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)