Australia Commits $30 Million in Funding to Combat Malaria in the Pacific

$17 million will go towards developing new treatment options, including medicines suitable for children and pregnant women.

A mosquito that is known to carry diseases like malaria. Jack Leonard/Getty Images

On World Malaria Day, Australia’s Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, announced an aid package for Pacific and South-east Asian nations to mitigate the mosquito-borne virus’s effects.

Ms. Wong said the new package is part of the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative, which works with governments and civil society organisations in the Pacific and South-east Asia to “build a resilient, equitable, and inclusive health system.”