United Kingdom supports ASAQ"The development of ASAQ is not only a wonderful breakthrough which will allow poor people to access effective treatment for malaria, it also demonstrates really powerfully how a partnership between the public and private sector can benefit developing countries. The beauty of ASAQ is its simplicity and the fact that it will be non-patented. This means that developing country governments and patients are much more able to afford it and I am confident that the lives of millions of people will be improved as a result of this successful and innovative partnership." Gareth Thomas, UK Minister for International Development DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the British government's fight against world poverty. DFID supports long-term programmes to help tackle the underlying causes of poverty. DFID also responds to emergencies, both natural and man-made.