Injectable Artesunate Toolkit - Videos
A training video for health workers on how to prepare and administer injectable artesunate. For video in French and Portuguese please scroll down.
New video - Artesunate injection for severe malaria: New formulation based on arginine (Argesun® 60 mg)
The video highlights the new Argesun® 60 mg injectable artesunate formulation for treating severe malaria. This formulation simplifies preparation and administration, reducing errors and eliminating the need for dilution. It requires just a single reconstitution step with Arginine sodium bicarbonate, maintaining a concentration of 20 mg/mL for both intravenous and intramuscular use. By streamlining the process, this advancement enables quicker treatment initiation, which is critical for reducing high mortality rates associated with severe malaria.