Developing national treatment policy for falciparum malaria in Africa: Malawi experience

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Malenga, Grace ^a   Wirima, Jack ^b   Kazembe, Peter ^c   Nyasulu, Yohane ^d   Mbvundula, Michael ^b   Nyirenda, Cooper ^e   Sungani, Francis ^b   Campbell, Carl ^f   Molyneux, Malcolm ^a   Bronzan, Rachel ^f   Dodoli, Wilfred ^g,h   Ali, Doreen ^h   Kabuluzi, Storn ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b Mwaiwathu Private Hospital   (Malawi)

^c KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^d MZUZU UNIVERSITY   (Malawi)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g WHO Country Office   (Malawi)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Africa; Artemisinin; Malaria; Malawi; Partnerships; Policy making

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTESUNATE; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE PLUS CHLORPROGUANIL PLUS DAPSONE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; INSECTICIDE;

ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BED NET; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PREFERENCE; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALAWI; POLICY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 63149183121     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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