Most anti-malarial drugs are obtained in the private sector and few of the widely discussed drugs are actually bought by most Africans.

Debates about which tools and strategies work best against malaria are fraught, but there are some things that can be agreed upon.

IfAfrica wants to use insecticides, it must ask for support from the Global Fund and the United States because the Global Fund will supply the funds to procure the insecticide.

US government foreign assistance health programs are currently focused on combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, which account for several million deaths each year across Africa. The United States should prioritize sustaining the hard-won gains in disease control, which requires focusing on programs with proven track records of success and addressing failures within those programs.

Congress is about to appropriate $105 million for malaria control, and the money will be wasted--yet again.

The new head of the World Bank could save many lives if he changes the direction of the organization regarding treatment of malaria.

Will Paul Wolfowitz really improve World Bank's performance as co-sponsor of the Roll Back Malaria campaign?

The World Health Organizationand the Roll Back Malaria campaignhave followed the wrong policies and blamed others for their failure; they deserve the opprobrium they are now reaping.