World Health Organization Publication : Year 2003, A86263, Pages Art 3: Fixed-Dose Combinations ; Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies for Malaria Treatment

By Kamini Mendis

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Title:	World Health Organization Publication : Year 2003, A86263, Pages Art 3: Fixed-Dose Combinations ; Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies for Malaria Treatment
Author:	Kamini Mendis
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Introduction There are at least 300 million acute cases of malaria each year globallyi, resulting in more than a million deaths. round 90% of these deaths occur in Africa, mostly in young children. Malaria is Africa?s leading cause of under?five mortality (20%) and constitutes 10% of the continent?s overall disease burden. It accounts for 40% of public health expenditure, 30?50% of inpatient admissions, and up to 50% of outpatient visits in areas with high malaria transmission There are several reasons why Africa bears an overwhelming proportion of the malaria burden. Most malaria infections in Africa south of the Sahara are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most severe and life?threatening form of the disease. This region is also home to the most efficient, and therefore deadly, species of the mosquitoes which transmit the disease. Moreover, many countries in Africa lacked the infrastructures and resources necessary to mount sustainable campaigns against malaria andas a result few benefited from historical efforts to eradicate malaria. In Africa today, malaria is understood to be both a disease of poverty and a cause of poverty. Annual economic growth in countries with high malaria transmission has historically been lower than in countries without malaia. Economists believe that malaria is responsible for a growth penalty of up to 1.3%% per year in some African countries. When compounded over the years, this penalty leads to substantial differences in GDP between countries with and without malaria and severely restrains the ecoomic growth of the entire region. Malaria also has a direct impact on Africa?s human resources. Not only does

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