Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance

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TABLE 8-4 Countries/Regions Using ACTs as First-Line Therapy for Uncomplicated Malaria

Region/Country	First-Line Treatment
Africa Region
Burundi	AS+AQ
Comoros	AL
South Africa (KwaZulu Natal)	AL
Zambia	AL
Zanzibar	AS+AQ
Western Pacific Region
Cambodia	AS(3d)+MQ
China, Yunnan, Hainan	ATM/AS(5d)
Lao PDR	AS+MFQ
Viet Nam, north	ATS/AS(5d)+PQ
Viet Nam other	AS(3d)+MQ25
South-East Asia Region
Bhutan	MQ+AS(3d)
Myanmar	AS(3d)+MQ
Thailand	MQ+AS(3d)
America Region
Bolivia	MQ15+AS(3d)CQ+PQ
Guyana	AL
Peru (Amazon area)	AS(3d)+MQ AS(3d)+SP
Suriname	AL
AL=Artemether-lumefantrine AQ=Amodiaquine AS=Artesunate ATM=Artemether ATS=Artemisinin CQ=Chloroquine MQ=Mefloquine MQ15=Mefloquine 15mg/kg MQ25=Mefloquine 25mg/kg PQ=Primaquine Q=Quinine SP=Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine T=Tetracycline SOURCE (as of March, 2003): http://rbm.who.int/amdp/amdp_amro.htm, http://rbm.who.int/amdp/amdp_afro, http://rbm.who.int/amdp/amdp_emro.htm, http://rbm.who.int/amdp/amdp_searo

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Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance (2004)
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Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance (2004) Board on Global Health (BGH)

Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance (2004)
Board on Global Health (BGH)