Sentences with phrase «called artemisinin combination therapies»

These so - called artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs)-- there are six combinations — are designed to stave off resistance, in much the same way that combinations curb HIV's ability to develop resistance to any single drug.

A disaster is looming in Cambodia and the rest of the Greater Mekong subregion: A deadly malaria parasite has become resistant to both drugs used in the so - called artemisinin combination therapy, raising the specter of untreatable malaria.

Not exact matches

Over the past few years, researchers have seen resistance against artemisinin derivatives — which are combined with other drugs in so - called artemisinin - based combination therapies — emerge in Cambodia, in an area along the border with Thailand.

A subsidy program intended to drive down the cost of lifesaving malaria drugs called artemisinin - based combination therapies — now considered the most effective treatment against the parasitic disease — was unveiled today in Norway.

Many Africans get their malaria drugs in the private sector, from local pharmacies or village shops, where the latest and most effective generation of drugs, the so - called artemisinin - based combination therapies (ACTs), are often hard to find and expensive.

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