So much more can be achieved if African researchers work together. EPA/DANIEL IRUNGUSeven years ago Bassirou Bonfoh, the director of the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifique in Cote d’Ivoire, joined forces with 10 other African institutions. Their plan was to collaborate on research into infections that pass between animals and humans. Many of these infections, such as … [Read more...] about Why it’s time African researchers stopped working in silos | The Conversation
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Why over-treating malaria in Africa is a problem, and how it can be stopped | The Conversation
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
