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Researchers find malaria's weak point, offer hope for world children
01 Feb 2026 21:53 GMT
… medication, such as sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, during their routine vaccination checkups. The treatment … .
A new treatment has recently become available. Coartem Baby, approved … threatening the drug artemisinin, the backbone of global malaria treatment, which …
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Sibweni on the Run: Kawale Police Seize Massive Haul of Stolen Government Drugs
27 Jan 2026 12:01 GMT
… for a notorious fugitive drug dealer, popularly known by … medical supplies. Police discovered numerous cartons of assorted drugs … hospitals. The seized drugs include cartons of coartem for kids, … his accomplices within the medical supply chain.
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Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world’s deadliest parasite
26 Jan 2026 13:45 GMT
… medication, such as sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, during their routine vaccination checkups. The treatment … .
A new treatment has recently become available. Coartem Baby, approved … threatening the drug artemisinin, the backbone of global malaria treatment, which …
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Ghana Launches First Malaria Treatment for Newborns
12 Jan 2026 13:48 GMT
… Novartis in collaboration with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Coartem Baby closes a critical treatment … The pharmaceutical company developed the first clinically proven malaria treatment for … levels. This strategy maintains drug levels in children’s …
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New Malaria Drug Available in Eight African Countries Promises Breakthrough for Infants; Liberia May Wait Years
08 Jan 2026 07:33 GMT
… at a pharmacy.
Doctors treat severe anemia in infants as a medical emergency … malaria medicine for newborns and young infants. Coartem Baby offers greater precision for treating … regulator Swiss medic. Novartis has announced plans to distribute the drug on a …
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Biolojic Design Appoints Roger Waltzman as Chief Medical Officer
06 Jan 2026 13:00 GMT
… antibodies into multifunctional, programmable medicines, today announced the appointment … Medical Officer. Dr. Waltzman, an experienced leader in both drug … Novartis, including Global Program Head for development activities of antimalarials, including Coartem …
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New infant malaria drug, vaccines light path to hope
22 Dec 2025 06:06 GMT
… the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) in collaboration with Novartis to treat malaria prevalent … safe and treats malaria,” said the researcher.
“Existing malaria drugs had no … proper safety or toxicity data. The availability of Coartem …
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Ghana launches Coartem 'baby' to strengthen fight against malaria in infants
03 Oct 2025 17:15 GMT
… war against malaria with the launch of Coartem Baby, a new drug designed … specifically for infants.
The breakthrough medicine … is expected to close a critical gap in treatment, safeguarding …
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Novartis reports primary endpoint reached in phase 3 malaria trial
21 Nov 2025 14:22 GMT
… received Fast Track and Orphan Drug Designations from the US Food … in partnership with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) – against Coartem, the current standard … potential to both treat the disease and block transmission.”
Novartis said it …
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Novartis says novel drug could counter malaria resistance
13 Nov 2025 19:51 GMT
… – a combination of novel drug ganaplacide with established antimalarial lumefantrine … standard treatment Coartem (artemether and lumefantrine) at achieving malaria cure.
Novartis was … with the non-profit Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV).
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