Averting a malaria disaster in Africa: where does the buck stop?

• Main Authors: Whitty Christopher J.M (Author), Allan Richard (Author), Wiseman Virginia (Author), Ochola Sam (Author), Nakyanzi-Mugisha Maria Veronicah (Author), Vonhm Benjamin (Author), Mwita Mahemba (Author), Miaka Constantin (Author), Oloo Aggrey (Author), Premji Zul (Author), Burgess Craig (Author), Mutabingwa Theonest K. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The serious threat posed by the spread of drug-resistant malaria in Africa has been widely acknowledged. Chloroquine resistance is now almost universal, and resistance to the successor drug, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), is growing rapidly. Combination therapy has been suggested as being an availa...