I chose an article titled “Tests on Key Malaria Drug
Start in Cambodia” was written Zsombor Peter on January 27, 2013. This article explains the new trial on the
recent rejection of a drug known to fight malaria in Cambodia. The World Health Organization (WHO) has
administered a 150,000 dollar trial to test the drug called primaquine. This is somewhat of an issue because if they
can’t use this drug then it would be pretty much impossible to reach their goal
of removing malaria completely. By the
year 2020 the government wants to have no malaria deaths at all and by the year
2025 any malaria infections. The purpose
of the drug trial is to help eliminate one of the two dominant species of
malaria which is called Plasmodium vivax.
This particular species of malaria is the culprit for approximately
slightly more than one third of all infections.
The problem with plasmodium vivax is that it can be dormant in the liver
and continue to infect the individual repeatedly even after the initial one. It cures people for only the time being
because they eventually become sick again.
Although the drug primaquine has been used since the 1950s it causes a
problem in people who are missing a specific gene. It causes their red blood cells to break down
and prevents their bodies from transporting oxygen to the lungs and the entire
body. The trial is going to help the WHO
figure out how much of the drug will be effective to cure people from malaria, and
to prevent any side effects. I thought
that this article was interesting because it seems like as far as medicine goes
whenever the government helps, things turn out better. Also I think that it is such a positive
factor that the government is testing out the drug instead of administering it
anyway. The drug has been used for a
long time but of course with time things change and evolve. The fact that they are testing it now shows
that they are investing their energy and effort to reach their goals of ending
the malaria sicknesses. It is always
good to see another country succeed in making the lives of their people better.
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