The Global Fund said it signed two grant agreements with Nigeria worth a total of US$225 million to support programs that will prevent and treat malaria. The grant agreements “expand a partnership with the Global Fund that has yielded remarkable progress in recent years, such as undertaking the largest distribution of bed nets done anywhere – more than 45 million to date.”  Included is an additional US$50 million for bed nets, “approved in an unusual move by the Global Fund Board that was linked to additional commitments by the Government of Nigeria.” During a transformation of the Global Fund’s grant management structure this year, Nigeria was identified as one of 20 ‘high impact’ countries now under a special designation.

http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/mediacenter/newsreleases/2012-08-24_Nigeria_and_the_Global_Fund_Sign_Grant_Agreements_worth_USD_225_Million_to_Fight_Malaria/