ADB assists fight against malaria<\/p>\n
BANJARMASIN, S. Kalimantan: The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
\nhas earmarked Rp 460 million for the construction of a center to
\nassist in the province's fight against malaria.<\/p>\n
The head of the provincial health office, Soejano H, was
\nquoted as saying by Antara that the malaria station would be
\nconstructed on a one-hectare plot in Batulicin, Kotabaru
\ndistrict, where Anopheles mosquitoes, the carrier of malaria,
\nproliferate.<\/p>\n
The station is expected to help the local government intensify
\nits program combating malaria.<\/p>\n
The ADB has also extended a Rp 3 billion soft loan to finance
\na program for the eradication of contagious diseases in Central
\nSulawesi.<\/p>\n
\"This loan, the first for Central Sulawesi, will be spent on
\nefforts to eradicate tuberculosis, acute respiratory tract
\ninfections, measles and polio,\" the head of the provincial health
\noffice, M Akib Kamaluddin, said Monday in the Central Sulawesi
\ncapital of Palu.<\/p>\n
He added that the fund would be utilized to purchase medical
\ninstruments and medicine and to cover the operational costs of
\nfield workers.<\/p>",
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