Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria in Central African Republic
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2010
Extract
In the Central African Republic (CAR) malaria is a major public health problem and hampers socioeconomic development. It accounts for 40 percent of complaints and 10 percent of deaths in health facilities (15;17). Pregnant women, who make up 4 percent of the population, and children under 5 years of age, who represent 17.3 percent, are the groups most vulnerable to malaria owing to their low levels of immunity.
- Type
- THEME SECTION: OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING MALARIA TREATMENT
- Information
- International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2010 , pp. 242 - 245
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010
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