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Malaria Relapse

February 28, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Why do I suffer from constant malaria attack? The doctor has prescribed different prescriptions every time I get an attack but its still coming back. What could be the problem? ANSWER There are a number of possible answers to your question. First of all, your doctor might not be prescribing the right type of treatment for the type of malaria that you have. The World Health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: dormant liver stages, G6DP deficiency, long-lasting insecticide-treated bednet, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, prevention, Primaquine, recrudescence, relapse

Is malaria possible years after bite?

February 11, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION My child had a fever for 40 days after returning from a cruise 3 years ago. I begged the pediatrician to test for malaria because she got bit by something in Mexico but they laughed at me. She has had swollen lymph nodes on both sides of her neck for 3 years and all the docs tell me you can have swollen lymph nodes forever but now she has them in her groin and under arm on left side. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anaemia, blood count, dormant liver stages, Mexico, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, relapse

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The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) generates innovative resources and reliable evidence to inform the malaria community on the factors affecting the efficacy of antimalarial medicines. Learn more…

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Five Things You Might Not Know About Medicine Quality

The proliferation of poor quality medicines has been described as a global pandemic that threatens the lives of millions.1 It stands to reason that poor quality medicines are not going to improve anyone’s health, but how much do we really know about the quality of medicines used across the world? Here we examine five issues relating to medicine quality in an effort to show why we should all be paying more attention to a serious public health issue that is difficult to tackle and not yet fully understood.

How Can We Detect Poor Quality Medicines?

Finding out what medicines contain and investigating their packaging are vital steps in the fight against poor quality medicines, both substandard and falsified. Falsified medicines usually masquerade as real medicines by copying the appearance and packaging of the real product, but may not contain any of the same active ingredients, or in the correct amounts.

Challenges in Tackling the Issue of Poor Quality Medicines

There are many unresolved issues that impede the elimination of poor quality medicines, namely: (1) Progress impeded by confusion over definitions; Ensuring a market free of poor quality medicines; and the lack of global criminal laws.

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Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Threat in Malaria Eradication

By Bernard Owusu Agyware, Arielle Dolegui and Jesus Aquilar Malaria is a serious and sometimes deadly disease, affecting millions and claiming more than  600,000 lives worldwide each year in 2022 and 2021.1 Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, disproportionately bear the greatest burden of malaria. The fight to eradicate this worrisome disease […]

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