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Trial: Malaria Chemoprevention Protects Children

April 24, 2014 By Jessica Berman Leave a Comment

The non-governmental organization Doctors Without Borders, or Medecins Sans Frontieres, has launched a new, malaria prevention campaign in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa aimed at protecting the illnesses' most vulnerable population - children under the age of five. During the campaigns at the height of malaria season - from July to October - young children will be offered so-called … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Doctors Without Borders, Estrella Lasry, Malaria Chemoprevention, Malaria in Children, Niger

Médecins Sans Frontières Calls for Switch from Quinine to Artesunate

April 19, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

After the revision of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines yesterday,  international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) calls for a drug proven to reduce deaths in children suffering from severe malaria to be immediately rolled out in African countries. In its new report, entitled "Making the Switch," Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Artesunate, Doctors Without Borders, Malaria Treatment, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Quinine, Uganda, Veronique De Clerck

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