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Fake drugs are one reason malaria still kills so many

  • Written by Jackson Thomas, Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, University of Canberra
Fake medicines are a lucrative global business. When it comes to malaria drugs that don't work, they can be deadly.AP Photo/Martin Mejia

Malaria, a mosquito-borne parasitic infection that affects about 3.2 billion people in 95 countries, has become largely a disease of the young and poor.

Due to effective medications like chloroquine and...

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