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Published online 22 April 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.768
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Social networking site aims to help fight malaria
New website gives smaller African projects a bigger profile.
The Internet is great for sharing links with your friends, getting information from distant lands, and, of course, spending money. Now a website is aiming to take advantage of all of these in a bid to raise the profile of African scientists working at the grassroots of the fight against malaria.
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How wonderful! And groundbreaking, that science should look to individuals directly for support. Especially in such an important field as malaria. Big money is needed to solve such a pervasive and persistent disease, but there is much good science being done locally. It is time African researchers are recognized and supported for their work. Kudos to malariaengage.org for taking this innovative approach. I wish them the best of luck.