Implementation of field detection devices for antimalarial quality screening in Lao PDR-A cost-effectiveness analysis.

• Main Authors: Nantasit Luangasanatip (Author), Panarasri Khonputsa (Author), Céline Caillet (Author), Serena Vickers (Author), Stephen Zambrzycki (Author), Facundo M Fernández (Author), Paul N Newton (Author), Yoel Lubell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Substandard and falsified (SF) antimalarials have devastating consequences including increased morbidity, mortality and economic losses. Portable medicine quality screening devices are increasingly available, but whether their use for the detection of SF antimalarials is cost-effective is not known....