Asia Pacific News | UN health agency warns of threat from rising anti-malarial drug resistance in Asia-Pacific region

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UN health agency warns of threat from rising anti-malarial drug resistance in Asia-Pacific region

Growing resistance to a key anti-malarial drug derived from a shrub used in traditional Chinese medicine is threatening to roll back gains made in combating the disease, a United Nations-backed health conference that concluded today in Sydney, Australia, has heard.

Source: UN health agency warns of threat from rising anti-malarial drug resistance in Asia-Pacific region