Fighting malaria in Myanmar

Professor Frank Smithuis from our MOCRU unit in Myanmar tells us about his research on malaria Although malaria is decreasing in Myanmar, resistance to anti-malarials is on the rise in the region and the focus is now to treat people early, particularly in remote communities. MOCRU has set up a network of community health workers, trained and supplied with diagnostics, bednets and treatments, to help improve access to healthcare as well as produce the evidence to encourage policy changes.

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Fighting malaria in Myanmar is an episode from Malaria by Oxford University.

This episode is 4:36 long.

This episode was published on Jul 12, 2019.

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