Malaria Drug Subsidies: Good Idea Or Wrong Path?
Anti-Malaria Gang ,Bo (?) Sierra Leone, ROYAL WEST AFRICAN FRONTIER FORCE RWAFF c. 1944 by sludgegulper
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A month ago we wrote about come from an experiment in getting the most effective malaria drugs to more individuals who require them in Africa. The idea was to subsidize the cost of drugs, often to a price point below their wholesale cost, and make them more widely available. Now the lookings for, presented openly at a conference in Washington, have been released in The Lancet. In most of the countries where the subsidies were tried, the share of the marketplace for artemisinin-combination therapies, or ACTs, went up a lot. In Zanzibar (part of Tanzania) and Nigeria, the ACT drugs helped drive down sales of one-drug treatments. Those supposed monotherapies, which are cheaper, are an issue since they can spur drug-resistant malaria.
Malaria Drug Subsidies: Good Idea Or Wrong Path?
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A test of subsidies in Africa for the most effective malaria drug treatment is drawing fire. Supporters say the subsidies helped improve access and drive out less effective drugs. But critics say the approach is risky and a distraction from other efforts to fight the disease.
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