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11 African countries sign ‘Yaounde Declaration’

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

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  • Health ministers from 11 African nations grappling with the heaviest malaria burdens have recently signed the Yaounde Declaration.

What is Yaounde Declaration?

Details
Signed at Yaoundé conference, hosted by WHO and the Government of Cameroon in Yaoundé, Cameroon (capital).
Participants Ministers of Health, global malaria partners, funding agencies, scientists, civil society organizations, and other malaria stakeholders.
Signatory countries
  • Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania.
  • These countries collectively account for over 70% of the global malaria burden.
Pledges
  • Effective tackling of malaria threat in Africa, leading better and investing more money in fighting malaria, using new technology for data, etc.
  • Investing more in health infrastructure, personnel, and programs, collaborating across sectors, forming partnerships for funding, research, and innovation.
  • Showing strong commitment to quickly reducing malaria deaths and holding each other and their countries accountable for the commitments.

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