Lifesaving Drug Praziquantel Too Expensive for Africa

Miller-McCune by Melinda Burns | Oct. 3, 2010 (Special Report)

"Schistosomiasis is a far more important disease than we ever realized,” said Peter Hotez, one author of the commentary and the chairman of the department of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at The George Washington University. “The failure of the global community to provide access to this essential medicine is impeding sustainable development in Africa" Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Health
Topics: Africa, China, HIV/AIDS
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Posted by: Posted by J Sinclaire - Oct 3, 2010 - 6:26 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Ian Sargent (review)
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Edited by: J Sinclaire - Oct 4, 2010 - 9:23 AM PDT

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 by Ian Sargent - Oct. 4, 2010

the depth of this story is immense, and its complete analysis of the drug, the disease it treats, and the efforts and shortcomings in getting the medicine properly distributed left no unanswerd questions at the story's close.

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