A MENZIES School of Health Research study has provided further insight into the cost-effectiveness of a new malaria medication, tafenoquine, to treat vivax malaria.
Primaquine and tafenoquine are the two medications available to treat the liver stage of vivax malaria.
The study uncovered that tafenoquine was a cost-effective option when compared to seven days of primaquine treatment.
Learn more about how these findings can provide cost-effective treatments HERE.
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