Posted by Herve | Posted in Health | Posted on 24-01-2010
Tags: disease treatment, drug, poverty
There are about 300-500 million cases of malaria every year, killing between 1 to 3 million people. It places a major strain on resources and considerably slow the development of countries in which it is endemic. It has been estimated that in some countries the disease decrease purchasing power by a factor 5, takes 2 points of growth, and costs Africa $12 billions USD every year. In some countries it may account for up to 40% of public health expenditure. In young children it can lead to brain damage.
In this context, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical company,

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