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African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
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Newly launched SEMA ReACT project

Severe malaria in remote areas: closing the evidence gap

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Egypt is certified malaria-free by WHO
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The Severe Malaria Observatory: Experience. Evidence. Guidance. 
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How Reagan beat severe malaria
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Injectable Artesunate Tool kit - Videos

New video - Artesunate injection for severe malaria: New formulation based on arginine (Argesun® 60 mg)
16 October 2024 13th Annual RBM Case Management Working Group Meeting (Kigali); Presentations
23 November 2023 Africa-Europe partnership launches study to evaluate emergency response tools for severe malaria in highly isolated rural settings
20 March 2024 Maternal and child health: Community-based Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTc) and the pre-referral use of Artesunate Rectal Capsules (ARC) in children under 5 years of age with severe malaria.

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 Egypt is certified malaria-free by WHO
First Nigerian manufacturer obtains WHO prequalification for key malaria prevention drug
03 May 2024 Rethinking malaria elimination in Nigeria: WHO's Director General speaks
Severe malaria at the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria

Publications

 Cost of treating severe malaria in children in Africa: a systematic literature review Malaria Journal
Quality of care and post-discharge morbidity among children diagnosed with severe malaria in rural Uganda: A prospective cohort study PLOS Global Public Health
Safety and pharmacokinetic properties of a new formulation of parenteral artesunate in healthy Thai volunteers Malaria Journal
Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Malaria Microscopy for Guiding Malaria Treatment of Uncomplicated Fevers in Nigeria and Prereferral Cases in 3 African Countries Clinical Infectious Diseases
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