The UK Government is working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to tackle malaria as part of a new overseas aid commitment.
Chancellor George Osborne is set to announce a £1 billion fund to tackle malaria and other diseases as part of the Autumn spending review, which will be delivered in partnership with the Microsoft founder’s charity.
The package includes £90 million for the eradication of malaria implementation, £100 million in support for research and development of products for infectious diseases and £115 to develop new drugs, diagnostics and insecticides.
The Foundation itself has committed around $2 billion in grants to combat malaria, as part of a multi-year strategy called Accelerate to Zero that it adopted in late 2013.
"With the combined skill and expertise of British scientists; leveraging the weight of both public and private financing; and the continued leadership of George Osborne and the UK, today’s announcement of the Ross Fund will play a key role in reaching that goal," said Gates.
