Bank, NGO co-finance fight against malaria in Angola
LUANDA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Angolan private bank Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA) signed a financial agreement with a non-governmental organization worth 30 million Kwanzas (50,000 U.S. dollars) to combat malaria.
Speaking to the press, Population Services International Angola representative Anya Fedorova said her organization's co-funding agreement with BFA is aimed at helping fight malaria in several provinces of the country.
"In partnership with the National Malaria Control Program, we are going to distribute insecticide-impregnated mosquito nets in those six provinces of the country," she said.
"We are very grateful to BFA for co-financing this campaign, showing us an extraordinary example of how the true leaders of the private sector contribute to the well-being of the Angolan population," Fedorova said.
BFA CEO Luis Roberto Goncalves expressed his bank's willingness to help reduce mortality from malaria in these provinces.
Official data show that malaria affected over 2 million people in Angola, with 5,573 deaths in the first half of 2021.
Malaria is considered a serious public health problem in Angola, being the main cause of mortality in the country, with the highest incidence among children under five years old. Enditem