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President's Malaria Initiative Kickoff in Zanzibar

Photo of children attending the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) kickoff in Tanzania at the Mahonda Police Football Grounds in Zanzibar.

Source: Chris Thomas/USAID

Thousands of people attended the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) kickoff for Tanzania on December 19, 2005, at the Mahonda Police Football Grounds in Zanzibar. The President of Zanzibar led the event, which was also attended by delegates from the U.S. Embassy; the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; the World Health Organization; the United Nations Children's Fund; and several nongovernmental organizations.