Punjab, April 22 -- TOKYO, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund announced today a total investment of approximately JPY 1.37 billion (USD 8.5 million1) in five R&D projects for the development of drugs for malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).2 Investment of approx. JPY 700 million (USD 4.4 million1) for preclinical development of an antimalarial drugMalaria is a serious infectious disease that affects more than 280 million people and claims approximately 610,000 lives worldwide each year. Over 95% of all malaria cases occur in Africa, with more than 75% of those affected being children under the age of 5.3 Countermeasures againstPlasmodium falciparummalaria, which has a particularly hig...