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. 2007 Jun;4(6):e127.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040127.

The great failure of malaria control in Africa: a district perspective from Burkina Faso

Bocar Kouyaté  1 , Ali Sie, Maurice Yé, Manuela De Allegri, Olaf Müller
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The great failure of malaria control in Africa: a district perspective from Burkina Faso

Bocar Kouyaté et al. PLoS Med. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Too many African children are dying from a disease for which we have effective and cost-effective prevention and treatment options, say the authors.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Lab Technicians Reading Slides from a Malaria Drug Trial at the Nouna Health Research Centre
(Photo: Olaf Müller)
Figure 2
Figure 2. Location of the Four Malaria Research Centres in Burkina Faso
The four centres are the Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme and the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé in the capital city Ouagadougou, the Centre Muraz in Bobo Dioulasso, and the Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna in Nouna. (Figure: Anthony Flores)
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