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Meg Deronghe

Title Director of Policy & Advocacy, Malaria Control Program
Organization PATH

Meg Deronghe serves as Director of Policy & Advocacy for PATH's Malaria Control Program.

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Striving for Victory in the Fight Against Malaria

February 24, 2012 / Meg Deronghe

Last week, Zambia’s national football team won the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in history, an extraordinary triumph that is still being celebrated across the nation. A quintessential underdog story, the team’s dedication and relentless hard work led to the victory that in many ways mirrors another major battle taking place in Zambia – the fight to stop malaria.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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