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South Korea is set to send anti-malarial drugs worth $50,000 to help victims of the mosquito-borne infectious disease in Niger, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Tuesday.
As one of the most prevalent diseases in the landlocked African country, malaria is the No. 1 cause of death for children aged five and younger. During the rainy season, some 80 percent of hospital visits are caused by it, according to the ministry’s statement.
Last year, the Seoul government sent $100,000 worth of diagnosis reagent to Niger. (Yonhap News)
As one of the most prevalent diseases in the landlocked African country, malaria is the No. 1 cause of death for children aged five and younger. During the rainy season, some 80 percent of hospital visits are caused by it, according to the ministry’s statement.
Last year, the Seoul government sent $100,000 worth of diagnosis reagent to Niger. (Yonhap News)
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