Malaria -- Worldwide/Unknown
Malaria kills nearly half a million people a year, mostly children and pregnant women. Urgent action must be taken to stop the spread of drug-resistant malaria in Southeast Asia and potentially beyond, according to scientists.
The outbreak of malaria in Cambodia, then Thailand, Laos and most recently Viet Nam, which is untreatable with the newest and best drugs we have, has alarmed experts. There have been calls for the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5603904&promed&0
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