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Thursday, December 11, 2014

The health fight continues

Malaria progress threatened by Ebola, drug resistance, says WHO
Though there have been steady gains in the fight against one of the world's deadliest diseases, challenges remain.
The past decade has seen major gains in the fight against malaria, with steadily declining cases, “dramatically” fewer deaths, and the global mortality rate nearly halved since 2000, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. But progress is fragile and there are many emerging challenges — including anti-malarial drug resistance and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which has completely overwhelmed local health systems and had a “devastating impact on malaria treatment” in the region.

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