Asia - Voice of America: Drug-Resistant Malaria Vexes Health Workers in Cambodia

Asia - Voice of America asia

Drug-Resistant Malaria Vexes Health Workers in Cambodia Aug 24th 2012, 16:20 PHNOM PENH – A little-known battle being fought in Cambodia could have global ramifications. The fight is against drug-resistant malaria.  The problem is more severe in Cambodia than anywhere else in the world, says Steven Bjorge, the World Health Organization's malaria team leader in Cambodia. About 17 percent of all cases in the Cambodian-Thai border area of Pailin were drug-resistant in 2011, up from 10 percent the year before, according to Char Meng Chuor, director of the ... Media files: 56EB1A7B-5DBF-44FE-B087-9A3A94CC19D2_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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