Poor quality vital anti-malarials in Africa - an urgent neglected public health priority.

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major public health problem. A vital component of malaria control rests on the availability of good quality artemisinin-derivative based combination therapy (ACT) at the correct dose. However, there are increasing reports of poor quality anti-mala...

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Main Authors: Newton, P, Green, MD, Mildenhall, D, Plançon, A, Nettey, H, Nyadong, L, Hostetler, D, Swamidoss, I, Harris, G, Powell, K, Timmermans, A, Amin, A, Opuni, S, Barbereau, S, Faurant, C, Soong, R, Faure, K, Thevanayagam, J, Fernandes, P, Kaur, H, Angus, B, Stepniewska, K, Guerin, P, Fernández, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011