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Re: Where's the money been found.
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
It was stated in The Daily Star today, that the government has announced a 500 million grant for aid in Africa, what the hell is going on here, we are making sacrifices and this is being forced on us, yet they can find yet more money for another country.
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I linked to the DS (oh, I feel so used now......  ) - you missed out the bit about it being to combat malaria, Arthur.
Anyhoo, here's the ToryGraph's take on it....
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Malaria is one of Africa’s biggest problems, killing a child every 45 seconds and costing an estimated £7 billion a year in health care costs.
It is not known which countries will receive the money. All aid programmes are currently under review.
Government sources claim the extra aid could save 5,500 children’s lives in Zambia by increasing access to malaria treatment and prevention.
Meanwhile, in Ghana, up to 13,000 lives could be saved by funds for 2.4 million insecticide-treated bed nets, the sources said.
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And it is from the ring-fenced budget.
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