Evaluations of the African childhood malaria burden do not fully quantify the contributions of
cerebral malaria (CM), CM-associated neurological sequelae, malarial anemia, respiratory …

A review of literature on treatment seeking for malaria was undertaken to identify patterns of
care seeking, and to assess what is known about the adequacy of the treatments used …

Parasite resistance to conventional antimalarial medicines has led, in recent years, to a
dramatic shift in malaria treatment. Sixty-seven countries with endemic Plasmodium …

Malaria is an increasing worldwide threat, with more than three hundred million infections
and one million deaths every year. The worlds poorest are the worst affected, and many treat …

Malaria remains an important cause of death, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Self-
treatment with antimalarial drugs is a common practice that raises important issues for policy …

In 1998, the World Health Organization (WHO) identified malaria as a key priority, and
announced the launch of the Roll Back Malaria campaign, which aims to bring about a …

Background Malaria illness imposes great burden on the society as it has adverse effects on
the physical, mental and social well being of the people as well as on the economic …

OBJECTIVES: To identify the differences in health-seeking for childhood malaria treatment,
between urban and rural communities in Nigeria, with a view to providing information to …

The burden of falciparum malaria remains as great as ever, and, as has probably always
been the case, it is carried mainly by tropical Africa. Of the various means available for the …

Artemisinin‐based combination therapy (ACT) is one strategy recommended to increase
cure rates in malaria and to contain resistance to Plasmodium falciparum. In the Maheba …