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id21 marks Africa Malaria Day, 2004
More than 600 million people, most of them children living in
sub-Saharan Africa, face the daily threat of death from malaria because new, effective treatments are not available where they live. Existing, cheaper medicines, which have been used for many years, are no longer effective in most places because the malaria parasite has developed resistance to them. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) provide a highly effective new medicine to treat malaria for the first time in more than 20 years. But despite some progress, the new treatment has not become available as widely or as quickly as it needs to. Following Africa Malaria Day on April 25th, id21, the international development research reporting service, is focusing on malaria for the next two weeks. Visit http://www.id21.org/health for the latest research summaries on malaria including: ****** No place like home – treating childhood malaria in The Gambia Home treatment with shop-bought drugs is assumed to be the most common approach to malaria throughout sub-Saharan Africa. But research by the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory amongst mothers shows this is not true in rural Gambia, where less than 10 % of children are treated with anti-malarials at home. Attempts to improve access to rapid treatment here should focus on government health centres, the researchers conclude. More… http://www.id21.org/health/h4sc4g1.html ****** Ceiling fans: changes in house design reduce the risk of malaria Anopheles gambiae is the main malaria-carrying mosquito in Africa. It enters houses through the open eaves of over-hanging roofs. Could changes in house design reduce the spread of malaria? Researchers from the UK University of Durham and the Medical Research Council tested different hut modifications in the Gambia. More… http://www.id21.org/health/h4sl1g1.html ****** Something in the air – the future of mosquito control in Tanzania? Dar es Salaam's 2.5 million residents spend up to US$ 1 million each month on products to rid their homes of mosquitoes. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are seeking new methods that are more effective than sprays or coils and cheaper than electrical vaporising mats. More… http://www.id21.org/health/h4hp1g1.html ****** Artemether-lumefantrine: is it effective for treating uncomplicated malaria? The World Health Organisation (WHO) is promoting artemisinin combination therapy to combat emerging malaria drug resistance. Artemether-lumefantrine is one such combination and is the only fixed-dose artemisinin combination widely available. The six-dose regimen is recommended following its addition to the WHO Essential Drugs List. How does it compare to other anti-malarial drugs? Which dose regimen is the most effective? Researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine conducted a Cochrane systematic review of study results to answer these questions. More… http://www.id21.org/health/h4ao1g1.html ****** A family history - why does malaria lead to fits in some young children? Why do some children infected with malaria have fits? Is the predisposition passed from parent to child? The Kenya Medical Research Institute together with the Institute of Child Health, University of London, carried out research amongst children with severe malaria and their parents in Kenya to see if there was a family history of fits. More… http://www.id21.org/health/h4av1g1.html ****** The id21 online collection contains hundreds of policy-relevant research digests on global development issues. To see the whole collection visit our website at: http://www.id21.org/ id21News on email: Receive free, regular updates of the latest research findings added to the id21 collection. For subscription information and instructions, visit http://www.id21.org/id21-email/email.html |
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