An international team of researchers have developed a new drug called covalent kinase inhibitor which they say, has potential to combat the spread of treatment-resistant malaria.
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Malaria during pregnancy can cause serious maternal and newborn health issues, especially in women living with HIV. The World Health Organization recommends daily doses of the antibiotic co-trimoxazole to prevent malaria in pregnant women living with HIV residing in areas with high malaria transmission. However, its efficacy in sub–Saharan Africa is threatened because malaria parasites are becoming increasingly resistant to the drug.
A Professor of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering from the University of Jos, Chike Ogbonna says for each cycle of malaria treatment, government spends N75.5 billion.