Rotary-led partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia awarded US$6 million to reduce burden of malaria in heavily affected districts A community health worker (left) tests a rural resident (right) for malaria in Mpongwe District in the Copperbelt Province (adjacent to Central Province), Zambia, in order to be able to treat the disease and prevent transmission in 2021. Courtesy of Malaria Partners Zambia
Updated 3/10/2021 9:20 AM To help end a leading cause of illness and death in the southern African country of Zambia, a Rotary club-led initiative aims to save and improve lives by empowering community health workers to test, diagnose and treat malaria.