The challenges of changing national malaria drug policy to artemisinin-based combinations in Kenya

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Backgound</p> <p>Sulphadoxine/sulphalene-pyrimethamine (SP) was adopted in Kenya as first line therapeutic for uncomplicated malaria in 1998. By the second half of 2003, there was convincing evidence that SP was failing and had to be replaced. Despite...

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Main Authors: Otieno Dorothy N, Greenfield Joanne, Kangwana Beth B, Zurovac Dejan, Amin Abdinasir A, Akhwale Willis S, Snow Robert W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/6/1/72