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Each year, there are more than 225 million cases of malaria, and about 781,000 people die from the disease. The goal of Malaria.com is to provide a resource for people seeking Malaria information, but more than that—to provide a forum for volunteers and professionals from organizations across the globe to share their knowledge, organize, and connect with each other to fight malaria worldwide.

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Malaria Drug Side Effects Survey

Many visitors to Malaria.com have traveled to malarial areas, so we are asking for your help. Malaria.com is conducting a survey of site visitors to compile valuable information about widely-used malaria prophylactics. We would like to hear about your experience with taking preventative … [Read More...]

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Looking Ahead to 2012 and Beyond – What is the Future of the Global Fund?

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At the beginning of December I went to the 60th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Attended by over 3500 scientists, practitioners, clinicians and students from around the world, the meeting is one of the pre-eminent global events for discussing and disseminating information related to all tropical diseases and health issues. Malaria, as you might expect, has … [Read More...]

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Counterfeit Anitmalarial Drugs Threaten Crisis in Africa

Hopes of at last controlling malaria in Africa could be dashed by the emergence of poor-quality and fraudulent antimalarial medicines, warn experts writing in Malaria Journal. Unless urgent action is taken both within Africa and internationally, they argue, millions of lives could be put at risk. … [Read More]

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Malaria Research

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REVIEW: The Use of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy to Protect Against Malaria Infection

Review of Le Port A, et al. (2011), ‘Prevention of Malaria during Pregnancy: Assessing the Effect of the Distribution of IPTp Through the National Policy in Benin’,  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 84 (Issue 2): pp 270-275 … [Read More...]

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