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The newest and most effective anti-malaria drugs are now available to more people in Ghana, thanks to a subsidy. The price of Artemisinin Combination Therapy drugs (ACTs) have been cut by 80%, which means that 3 times more people in the country can now afford these drugs. But this is only a pilot sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : SW Pictures, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Malaria > Chemotherapy > Ghana.
Artemisinin > Ghana.
Medical care > Ghana > Cost control.
Chemotherapy, Combination > Ghana.
Artemisinin.
Chemotherapy, Combination.
Paludisme > Chimiothérapie > Ghāna.
Artémisinine.
Soins médicaux > Coût > Ghāna > Contrôle.
Chimiothérapie d'association.
Artemisinin
Chemotherapy, Combination
Malaria > Chemotherapy
Medical care > Cost control
Ghana
documentary film.
Documentary films
Short films
Documentary films.
Short films.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The newest and most effective anti-malaria drugs are now available to more people in Ghana, thanks to a subsidy. The price of Artemisinin Combination Therapy drugs (ACTs) have been cut by 80%, which means that 3 times more people in the country can now afford these drugs. But this is only a pilot scheme by the Global Fund and runs out soon if more funds are not forthcoming.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 07, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (3 minutes)
Playing Time:00:02:36