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Malaria has a stable perennial transmission across Uganda. Placental malaria is associated with adverse maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of placental malaria and to determine its associated factors among parturient women in Lira District, Uganda.

In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Strategy for the response to antimalarial drug resistance in Africa. The aim of the strategy is to improve detection of resistance, ensure timely responses and minimize the impact of drug resistance through evidence-based interventions.

The study compares the safety and pharmacokinetic properties of the currently available versus a newly developed parenteral formulation of artesunate in healthy Thai volunteers. The novel formulation offers improved solubility and stability and allows for rapid, single-step reconstitution, unlike the current method, which requires multiple steps.