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. 2007 Oct 23;104(43):16775-80.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0700423104. Epub 2007 Oct 17.

The African Millennium Villages

Pedro Sanchez  1 , Cheryl Palm, Jeffrey Sachs, Glenn Denning, Rafael Flor, Rebbie Harawa, Bashir Jama, Tsegazeab Kiflemariam, Bronwen Konecky, Raffaela Kozar, Eliud Lelerai, Alia Malik, Vijay Modi, Patrick Mutuo, Amadou Niang, Herine Okoth, Frank Place, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, Amir Said, David Siriri, Awash Teklehaimanot, Karen Wang, Justine Wangila, Colleen Zamba
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The African Millennium Villages

Pedro Sanchez et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

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  • Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Dec 4;104(49):19656

Abstract

We describe the concept, strategy, and initial results of the Millennium Villages Project and implications regarding sustainability and scalability. Our underlying hypothesis is that the interacting crises of agriculture, health, and infrastructure in rural Africa can be overcome through targeted public-sector investments to raise rural productivity and, thereby, to increased private-sector saving and investments. This is carried out by empowering impoverished communities with science-based interventions. Seventy-eight Millennium Villages have been initiated in 12 sites in 10 African countries, each representing a major agro-ecological zone. In early results, the research villages in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Malawi have reduced malaria prevalence, met caloric requirements, generated crop surpluses, enabled school feeding programs, and provided cash earnings for farm families.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Malaria prevalence from July 2005 to June 2006 for Sauri Millennium Research Village residents and those from outside. Prevalence is the percentage of those treated or tested positive for malaria relative to the total number of patients seen at the dispensary. No data were obtained in November and December 2005 because of generator breakdown.
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