In the Philippines, the isolation of villages or ‘barangay’ as they are known, deep in the forest or in the mountains, makes it difficult for patients with malaria symptoms to seek medical help. Malaria seriously affects six million of the country’s population of 72 million. The Global Fund is helping to achieve the national goal of a malaria-free Philippines by 2020 through support to the Tropical Disease Foundation and the Pilipinas Shell Foundation by giving the responsibility for diagnosis and treatment to locals.

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