Date Time ‘You can’t make malaria wait’: Hidden risks in COVID-19 foreign aid This article by Jill Margo was originally published in the Australian Financial Review. Read the original article here. Australia needs to be careful that its generous pledge of almost $1.2 billion to help fight COVID-19 in neighbouring countries does not fix one problem while overlooking other health challenges, experts warn. Just as the pandemic led to people shunning treatment for serious medical issues in Australia this year, there is also fear that endemic diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in the south Pacific and south-east Asia could take hold more seriously.