With the development of high-throughput screening and bioinformatics technology, natural
products with a range of pharmacological targets in multiple diseases have become …

Private medicine retailers (PMRs) such as pharmacies and drug stores account for a
substantial share of treatment-seeking for fever and malaria, but there are widespread …

Background A large proportion of artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) anti-malarial
medicines is consumed by individuals that do not have malaria. The over-consumption of …

The World Health Organization recommends all suspected malaria cases be confirmed with
a parasitological test, typically a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), prior to treatment. Despite …

Background To avoid misuse of anti-malarials, correct diagnosis of fever prior to drug
prescription is essential. Presumptive treatment in the private healthcare sector is a concern …

ACTs are responsible for a substantial proportion of the global reduction in malaria mortality
over the last ten years, made possible by publicly-funded subsidies making these drugs …

Bangladesh reduced malaria by 93% from 2008-2020 through the action of governmental
and non-governmental organizations, yet~ 18 million people continue to live at risk of …

Objectives To examine how drug shop clients' expenditures are affected by subsidies for
malaria diagnostic testing and for malaria treatment, and also to examine how expenditures …

Background Low adoption of effective health technologies increases illness morbidity and
mortality worldwide. In the case of malaria, effective tools such as malaria rapid diagnostic …

Introduction: Malaria is a leading cause of death in low-income countries. Rapid diagnostic
tests (RDTs) are recommended prior to antimalarial use to reduce overtreatment, which …