overtreating

In Africa, over-treatment happens when a person who has malaria symptoms gets medication without a test. Arne Hoel/World BankMalaria policymakers and clinicians are concerned about the clinical, financial and public health harms associated with over-treating malaria. Over-treatment happens when a person who doesn’t have malaria is given antimalarial drugs unnecessarily. This … [Read more...] about Why over-treating malaria in Africa is a problem, and how it can be stopped | The Conversation