Yes, it is. Less than 10 years ago in Africa, almost one million deaths per year were attributed to malaria. In the last two or three years, that number has decreased by almost half. Black Africa now only has about 580,000 deaths per year and that can be attributed to concerted efforts both in prevention and in treatment. We have to keep up those efforts, and, in that respect, I conform what my colleagues are saying.
I wanted to be part of this appeal. I know that you can well understand what one of your colleagues said, especially about the medical and economic sector. The efforts have to be “mutualized“, not fragmented. We do not want to ask you to take a new approach, but to stay the course that you have charted up to now, to reinforce it if possible and to keep steering towards the same funding destinations. We have not come to ask you to raise funds, but to keep giving what you gave in the past and, if possible, to give more as the result of our appeal.