By agency report
Burkina Faso has announced a nationwide end to the activities of Target Malaria, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Cpt. Ibrahim Traore, President of the country announced this in a statement issued by the State House.
“The activities of the Target Malaria Foundation, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, appear to be a Trojan Horse.
“While presented as aid, they seem to conceal harmful motives for the people of Burkina Faso.
“In their quest to subtly promote the hormonal IUD, I call for an immediate halt to any initiatives supported by Bill Gates in our country,” the statement said.
The president noted that the population of Burkina Faso, though small, is vibrant and growing in both productivity and reproduction.
Traore said any attempt to hinder the country’s reproductive freedom would be a grave injustice.
The government’s decision is viewed as a direct rejection of the controversial Hormonal IUD proposal.
