Episode 8: Lost Voice – COVID's impact on eliminating malaria

How Science Matters by Burnet Institute

Sep 13, 202137:29Science & Medicine

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to derail global efforts against killer infectious diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV, leading to more deaths. As limited health resources in parts of Africa, Asia and Papua New...

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