You never know what you've got till it's gone.. (English proverb) Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. (Native American proverb, Blackfoot) They kill the peacock for the beauty of its feathers.. (Arabic proverb) Who does well, meets goodwill. (Dutch proverb)
Currently there are medicines available to treat falciparum malaria-the most prevalent form of the disease in Africa-but this requires a 3-day treatment course. Ideally, we need a drug that needs just one administration to ensure that treatment can be directly observed by the healthcare worker.
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. It is preventable and curable. In 2016, there were an estimated 216 million cases of malaria in 91 countries, an increase of 5 million cases over 2015.