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On The Trail Of A Ferocious Killer

Health officials are mounting the boldest campaign against malaria in 50 years. Will it work this time?

By Mary Carmichael and Jaime Cunningham | NEWSWEEK
Published Sep 27, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Oct 6, 2008

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  • Posted By: YashBudini @ 12/05/2008 1:12:57 PM

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  • Posted By: actstopmalaria @ 10/06/2008 9:17:05 AM

    Coartem invented by Chinese Military scientists in 1980s and developed by Novartis in collaboration with Chinese partners. It is the great honor to all contributors for saving lives. But we hope everyone know and rember Chinese Scientists, they are old and someone passed. They were/are happy to see the innovation that help to save lives, especially children.

  • Posted By: iseununes @ 10/05/2008 10:50:33 AM

    Dear David, I agree with you -- and want to offer my contribution.My name is Iseu Nunes and I am the head of Farmabrasilis, a non-profit research network (www.farmabrasilis.org.br) who brings together Brazilian, European and American scientists devoted to the research and development of new medicaments and technologies for the benefit of socially excluded populations and individuals affected by neglected diseases. This group has been working on the final development of an immunomodulator compound named P-MAPA. It has been experimentally proved to be safe and effective against virus, bacteria, and protozoan both on animal models and on first human trials. Latest studies on mice showed its ability to deter the burden of malaria parasites in blood from 50% to 100%, depending on the strain. Farmabrasilis scientists aim to widen alliances in order to use the P-MAPA compound as an alternative to combat malaria and other neglected diseases.

  • Posted By: david_bryden @ 10/02/2008 9:26:59 AM

    We can save millions of lives, and shore up the battered US reputation around the world, by helping to stop malaria and other diseases. The cost will be microscopic in size compared to the money needed to address economic and social problems in the US. That's why we can afford to stop disease abroad while at the same time also helping people here in the US. But, McCain's proposed spending freeze would make it impossible to keep his promises on malaria. And even though stopping malaria will cost little, Obama has said the financial crisis may mean he would have to delay an increase to help poor countries. This makes no sense, since delaying or cancelling aid to stop diseases will garner little savings, and if we wait to address health threats the cost will only be greater later on.

    • Posted By: iseununes @ 10/05/2008 10:49:44 AM

      David, I agree with you -- and want to offer my contribution.My name is Iseu Nunes and I am the head of Farmabrasilis, a non-profit research network (www.farmabrasilis.org.br) who brings together Brazilian, European and American scientists devoted to the research and development of new medicaments and technologies for the benefit of socially excluded populations and individuals affected by neglected diseases. This group has been working on the final development of an immunomodulator compound named P-MAPA. It has been experimentally proved to be safe and effective against virus, bacteria, and protozoan both on animal models and on first human trials. Latest studies on mice showed its ability to deter the burden of malaria parasites in blood from 50% to 100%, depending on the strain. Farmabrasilis scientists aim to widen alliances in order to use the P-MAPA compound as an alternative to combat malaria and other neglected diseases

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