Josée Verner at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

November 1st, 2006 / 4:20 p.m.

Conservative

Josée Verner Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC

Thank you for your question.

As for the fight against malaria, I can tell you that CIDA is working in cooperation with the Red Cross and UNICEF. In 2006-2007, Canada doubled the budget it allocates to the prevention and fight against that disease. It now stands at $42 million.

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