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Malaria cases could double because of Covid-19

The World Health Organisation has warned that disruptions to campaigns supplying insecticide-treated nets and access to antimalarial medicines during the covid 19 pandemic could lead to a doubling in the number of people dying from the disease. Dr Pedro Alonso is Director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme.

(Picture: Dr Pedro Alonso, WHO. Credit: WHO)

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