The spirit of Dakar: a call for action on malaria

Malaria has been a problem for too long. More than a million people still die from it every year, most of them young children. Nine out of ten of these deaths occur in Africa, where resistance to chloroquine is spreading, diminishing the impact of a drug which in the past has helped to limit the dam...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1997-04, Vol.386 (6625), p.541-541
Main Authors: Bruno, J M, Feachem, R, Godal, T, Nchinda, T, Ogilvie, B, Mons, B, Mshana, R, Radda, G, Samba, E, Schwartz, M, Varmus, H, Diallo, S, Doumbo, O, Greenwood, B, Kilama, W, Miller, L H, da Silva, L P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa - epidemiology
Animals
correspondence
Freshwater
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Insect Vectors
International Cooperation
Malaria
Malaria - epidemiology
Malaria - prevention & control
Mosquito Control
multidisciplinary
Plasmodium
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:Malaria has been a problem for too long. More than a million people still die from it every year, most of them young children. Nine out of ten of these deaths occur in Africa, where resistance to chloroquine is spreading, diminishing the impact of a drug which in the past has helped to limit the damage wreaked by the disease. Resistance is also increasing to Fansidar, the only other drug affordable for widespread use in Africa. This grim situation prompted an unprecedented meeting earlier this year in Dakar, Senegal, where, for the first time, scientists from both French- and English-speaking parts of Africa and scientists from the North came together to confront malaria. The challenge is enormous. New approaches are needed to control malaria and its mosquito vectors. New drugs must be found to prevent and treat the disease, and vaccines need to be developed.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/386541a0