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Costing Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy and Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in Democratic Republic of Congo

Author: Katherine Wolf and Natasha Hsi 
InfoShare Partner: Partners for Health Reformplus (PHRplus)
Publication Date: June 2005
Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper
Topics: Financing/management, Infectious diseases, other
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Language: English
Number of Pages: 22
File Size: 0.34 KB
File Format: Web Page

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Malaria is one of the largest causes of morbidity and mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leading to a dramatic loss of life and productivity. As a result of increasing resistance to traditional antimalarials in various parts of the country, the government is in the process of changing its malaria treatment policy to focus on artemisinin-based combination therapy.