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In their effort to eradicate malaria, scientists must counter not only mosquitoes, poverty and war but a vast, criminal industry of fake or substandard drugs ....
3 May 2021 Results from the Oxford Jenner Institute trial of a malaria vaccine give it a 77% success rate. In a 2012 article detailing the many attempts to combat the disease, which kills more than 400,000 people a year, Pauline Léna commented that ‘the battle is as political as scientific. (.) While we await a technological solution, the efforts of governments and donors to improve access to treatment and the means of prevention remain the most effective weapon against this pandemic.’ Ten-year fight for world health Malaria, the year of hope Each minute, a child dies of malaria. Yet medicines exist. And a vaccine may come soon ....
At the moment, we have the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine which despite misleading rumours, has good efficacy and is fully protective against severe disease and death. However, short of a miracle, we won’t achieve meaningful coverage in the coming two years. So then, what next? We propose going back in time to try and find meaningful lessons. And lucky for us, we have a perfect example in a decade-old malaria medicine initiative, the Affordable Medicines Facility - Malaria (AMFm). Most Kenyans will remember the ‘green leaf’ logos on malaria medicines that only cost about Sh50, which could be found virtually in all local shops. ....