US EditionBurkina Faso Halts Gates Foundation-Backed Anti-Malaria Project
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In Burkina Faso, a Western-backed research project aimed at halting the spread of malaria has been banned. The decision was made by military junta leader Ibrahim Traore. He believes the project uses Africa as a testing ground and constitutes a modern form of neocolonialism.
Burkina Faso Shuts Down Colonial Bill Gate's NGO against Malaria - teleSUR English
Burkina Faso’s military-led government has abruptly halted the Target Malaria initiative, a genetically modified mosquito project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The decision, announced Friday by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, orders the immediate cessation of all project activities and the sealing of its facilities. Target Malaria, a research consortium led by Imperial College London, had been operat…
Launched in 2012 in Burkina Faso, the Target Malaria project focused on genetic modification of male mosquitoes to make them sterile and thus try to reduce the mosquito population in sub-Saharan Africa. An experiment that led to deep divisions in the country.
Burkina Faso Halts Gates Foundation-Backed Anti-Malaria Project
Burkina Faso suspended a Gates Foundation-funded research program aimed at stopping the spread of malaria, one of the biggest killers in Africa, after the initiative drew criticism from anti-Western activists.
The leader of the military junta in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore, has banned a Western-backed research project aimed at combating malaria. The article, "Fighting Malaria as a Manifestation of Neocolonialism [Ibrahim TRAORE], comes from the website Wszystko co mojego.
Burkina Faso halts Bill Gates–backed genetically modified Mosquito program
Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended the Target Malaria program, a Bill Gates–funded initiative that sought to combat malaria through the release of genetically modified mosquitoes. Authorities also ordered the destruction of all related samples, citing ethical, ecological, and sovereignty concerns. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research directed Target Malaria—the international NGO spearheadin…
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