WHO approves new malaria treatment
A new treatment for malaria, one of the world’s biggest killers, consists of a combination of drugs in one tablet.
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Published On 3 Oct 2012
Malaria is one of the world’s biggest killers.
In Africa, a child dies from the disease every 45 seconds.
Now the World Health Organisation is endorsing a new treatment – a combination of drugs in one tablet which, it says, will make a huge difference.
Al Jazeera’s Tarek Bazley reports.