USAID Administrator Tours Ghana Malaria Control Center

ACCRA, Ghana, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Henrietta Fore, Director of
U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) toured the Ghana Malaria Control Center for
a demonstration of indoor residual spraying and bed nets. Fore's visit
coincided with the High Level Forum for Aid Effectiveness in Accra, Ghana.
The success of Ghana's Ministry of Health and its activities at the Malaria
Control Center illustrates several core principles of aid effectiveness:
country ownership, accountability and inclusive partnerships. More than 3
million cases of malaria are reported every year in Ghana, more than 900,000
of those cases are young children.

"The vision, foresight and strong leadership demonstrated by the Government of
Ghana have significantly increased the magnitude and effectiveness of its
fight against malaria. It's inspiring to see that solid, committed leadership
makes a difference. That difference enables us to be better partners," said
Administrator Fore. "The Government of Ghana had the vision of where it
needed to go, and how to mobilize the resources that were provided by the
United States through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,
in addition to President Bush's Malaria Initiative."

More than 100 donor and partner country ministers, leaders of development
agencies, and civil society organizations are in attendance at the High Level
Forum on Aid Effectiveness, September 2-4, 2008. Henrietta Fore serves as the
U.S. Government delegation leader at the Forum for Aid Effectiveness.

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The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development,
have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50
years.

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