Kigali Summit: Presidents commit Sh470b to end malaria, neglected diseases by 2030

President Uhuru Kenyatta is received by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and the Secretary-General of the commonwealth Patricia Scotland when he arrived at the Kigali Convention Centre, for the official opening ceremony of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. [Courtesy]

Global leaders led by African presidents have committed over $4 billion (Sh470 billion) to end malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by 2030.

The groundbreaking move at the historic Kigali Summit on Malaria and NTDs, is the first in a series of pledges to marshal funding from governments, international organisations, philanthropists, and the private sector which committed to increasing research funding besides enhancing local manufacturing capacity to produce new generation vaccine.