Note: This story was originally printed with the title, "A Deadline on Malaria".

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1. 1. Tan Boon Tee 03:09 AM 6/24/08

   The UN and other international organizations have been well prepared, equipped and funded to eradicate malaria in Africa. They are determined to accomplish their objective in putting the dreadful disease under control by 2010.
   
   The state-of-the-art preventive measure has long been ready for deployment, yet Africans (particularly the children) continue to fall victims to the mosquitoes and succumbed to the disease. Sometimes, the world may be wondering why certain incompetent governments, for many decades, could not really offer enough cooperation to ensure a smooth flow of aids. Instead, bureaucratic impediments seem to have become the norm.
   
   Africans need help in many ways. But many of their leaders in all fields are incessantly indulging in futile internal or external fighting for personal gain in power and wealth. They should work together coherently and make a conscientious effort to alleviate the suffering of their people.
   
   Heaven would only help those who know how to help themselves.

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2. 2. Assegai 05:14 AM 6/26/08

   African leaders get away with so much, malaria should not even be an issue today if they cared, but now the situation is so bad that money is lacking, nothing is in place what was there was destroyed, i thought millennium goals were an easy target but now, maybe not, because it might be eradicated but it will return why? because Africa in most part does not have sustainable policies, they have policies of let's grab now.

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3. 3. Mr Joseph Chiappalone 11:05 PM 7/23/08

   The only problem with this issue, it is good to cure it, but we have caused it. The mosquitos who cause malaria, have their naitive homeland destroyed and wander in civilization, thus transmitting the disease to people.

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