The United States and Portugal are helping Sao Tome and Principe fight malaria, which accounts for 40 percent of deaths in the Central African archipelago, the US-based ‘Baltimore Sun’ quoted the US Embassy in Portugal as saying. The three countries are to devise a three-pronged strategy to prevent, treat and curb the spread of the disease, the paper said. The project, initiated last year, has so far received US $85,000 from the Pentagon.
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