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Studies debate scrapping malaria treatment effort | Synopsis

Studies debate scrapping malaria treatment effort

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In this Aug. 26, 2009 file picture, a merchant talks to a lady holding her ill child at a pharmacy in Pailin, Cambodia. The future of a costly malaria program implied to provide low-cost %%PRO11%%s for bad patients may be in jeopardy after health officials clashed over its efficiency in 2 brand-new reports. / AP

LONDONThe future of a costly malaria program implied to provide low-cost %%PRO11%%s for bad patients may be in jeopardy after health officials clashed over its efficiency in 2 brand-new reports. In 2010, the Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria was begun by groups including United Nations agencies and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. It was a pilot task to subsidize artemesinin mix %%PRO11%%s, the most effective malaria treatment. The initiative cost more than $ 460 million, primarily moneyed by the Global Fund, UNITAID, and the Canadian and British governments.

People:

Malaria Initiative

Overall Sentiment: 0.0870658

Relevance: 0.259647

Manica Balasegaram

Overall Sentiment: 0.125369

Relevance: 0.181996

SentimentQuote
0"We have had caveats about this program since the beginning," said Manica Balasegaram, ...
0.307826"If this program continues, we would like to see serious changes made," Balasegaram said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.307826
  • Mean: 0.153913
  • Standard Deviation: 0

David Schellenberg

Overall Sentiment: 0.497998

Relevance: 0.150811

Mohga Kamal-Yanni

Overall Sentiment: -0.122234

Relevance: 0.146781

SentimentQuote
-0.153232"It's time for this to be scrapped," said Mohga Kamal-Yanni, ...
0.101285"It's time for this to be scrapped," said Mohga Kamal-Yanni, the paper's author. "If you subsidize drugs and make them cheap, then clearly the supply will increase. But we have no idea whether the drugs are getting to the right people."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.051947
  • Mean: -0.0259735
  • Standard Deviation: 0

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HealthCondition: malaria

Overall Sentiment: 0.025971

Relevance: 0.847137

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