Price Barrier To Malaria Drugs
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Published: November 2, 2009
Price Barrier To Malaria Drugs
By Adebayo Somuyiwa
Almost one million people die from malaria every year because they cannot afford the most effective treatment available for the disease, according to research released today. The findings from a study of six sub-Saharan African countries and Cambodia were presented during an international malaria conference in Nairobi. Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) prices can reach up to 11 US dollars, compared with just 30 cents for older and less effective drugs. The director of Populations Services International Malaria, Desmond Chavasse, said full ACT treatment can cost up to 65 times the daily minimum wage in some African countries. Chavasse warned that the treatment’s presence in public health clinics can be as low as 20 per cent.
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