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NIGER

The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and Niger joined forces in 2017—a partnership made possible through increases in PMI’s budget that enabled the initiative to expand into 5 new high malaria burden countries. Malaria is a major public health issue in Niger, and is one of the leading causes of illness and death in the country. Today, thanks to recent funding, PMI and its partners have teamed up with the government to increase the availability of malaria tests and proven treatments, make health services more accessible, and train more health workers in the fight against malaria and COVID-19.