http://www.one.org/blog/2007/10/05/obama-i-know-how-it-feels-to-have-malaria-because-i-have-had-malaria/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.one.org/blog/2007/10/05/obama-i-know-how-it-feels-to-have-malaria-because-i-have-had-malaria/#comment-527180 Bill Brieger Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:24:50 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2007/10/05/obama-i-know-how-it-feels-to-have-malaria-because-i-have-had-malaria/#comment-527180 Hopefully Senator Obama as President would not only continue current U.S. funding levels and country priorities, including his ancestral Kenya, but also expand funding and country coverage. For example, Nigeria, the most highly populated country in Africa and with the biggest malaria burden, was not included in the current President's Malaria Initiative. According to the quotation above, the Senator notes that the insecticide treated nets that cost around US $3.00 can be used for an entire year or more. In fact it is the 'or more' that is the reality and thus, makes investment by governments, donors, philanthropists, corporations and other partners in nets for all a great economic benefit, enabling families to afford that 'loaf of bread' and more. Hopefully Senator Obama as President would not only continue current U.S. funding levels and country priorities, including his ancestral Kenya, but also expand funding and country coverage. For example, Nigeria, the most highly populated country in Africa and with the biggest malaria burden, was not included in the current President’s Malaria Initiative. According to the quotation above, the Senator notes that the insecticide treated nets that cost around US $3.00 can be used for an entire year or more. In fact it is the ‘or more’ that is the reality and thus, makes investment by governments, donors, philanthropists, corporations and other partners in nets for all a great economic benefit, enabling families to afford that ‘loaf of bread’ and more.

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