Averting a malaria disaster in Africa: where does the buck stop?

The serious threat posed by the spread of drug-resistant malaria in Africa has been widely acknowledged. Chloroquine resistance is now almost universal, and resistance to the successor drug, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), is growing rapidly. Combination therapy has been suggested as being an availa...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Main Authors: Christopher J.M. Whitty, Richard Allan, Virginia Wiseman, Sam Ochola, Maria Veronicah Nakyanzi-Mugisha, Benjamin Vonhm, Mahemba Mwita, Constantin Miaka, Aggrey Oloo, Zul Premji, Craig Burgess, Theonest K. Mutabingwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Subjects:
paludismo falciparum
antimaláricos
quimioterapia combinada
artemisininas
costos en drogas
aceptación de la atención de salud
organización
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