For Malaria, We Just Can't Afford to Use Cheap Drugs

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Date

March 13, 2009

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Financial Times

There are two ways to take anti-malarial drugs: the expensive way, which helps the world; and the cheap way, which helps only the patient. Most Africans cannot afford the expensive way and, as a result, the worlds most effective anti-malarial drug may lose its potency.

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