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1. BACKGROUND In 2002, the Philippines changed its antimalarial drug policy to the combination treatment, CQ+ Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as 1st-line treatment and artemether-lumefantrine as 2nd-line treatment. The Department of Health (DOH) prescribed the use of artemether-lumefantrine (AL)
Malaria incidence has increased two- to three-folds over the past four decades, and nearly half the world's population now lives in regions endemic for malaria: In Asia, Africa, and South America. A global annual estimate of 300-500 clinical cases of malaria and mortality in the range of 1-2 million
Specific Aim 1. To define and characterize the etiologic agents of community acquired bacteremic syndromes in young Nigerian children Hypothesis 1a: the role of vaccine-preventable infections such as those caused by the Pneumococcus, Hib in the etiology of CABS is currently underestimated due to
Nyanza Province has the highest mortality rates for infants and children under 5 years of age and the highest HIV prevalence rates in Kenya. Burden of disease in western Kenya is further characterized by endemic malaria transmission, diarrheal diseases due to poor access to safe water, and iron
Introduction and Background:
Among the estimated 22.5 million HIV infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa, malaria and diarrheal disease are important causes of morbidity and mortality[1]. Preventive care packages that protect against these co-infections may result in decreased HIV associated