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WHO News Release
WHO releases new guidance on insecticide-treated mosquito nets
16 August 2007 Full Text [F]

WHO News Release
WHO gives indoor use of DDT a clean bill of health for controlling malaria
15 September 2006 Full Text [F]

WHO News Release
WHO calls for an immediate halt to provision of single-drug artemisinin malaria pills
19 January 2006 Full Text [F]

WHO News Release
World Health Organization takes emergency measures against malaria in Niger
20 September 2005 Full Text [F]

WHO News Release
World Health Organization urges responsible use of antimalarial medicines
6 September 2005 Full Text [F]

Statement by Dr Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization
WHO welcomes new United States initiative on malaria
30 June 2005 Full Text

WHO News Release
World Health Organization drives efforts to boost antimalarial drug supply
6 June 2005 Full Text [F]

FEATURE: Ask the Expert
Interview with Bernard Nahlen, coordinator of Roll Back Malaria?s Monitoring and Evaluation Team
1 June 2005 Full Text

Joint Media Release WHO/UNICEF/17
First Global Report on Efforts To Roll Back Malaria Highlights Progress and Challenges
3 May 2005 Full Text [F]

FEATURE:
Fighting malaria: stories from two villages
3 May 2005 Full Text [F]

FEATURE: Ask the Expert
How did RBM produce its most recent estimates on the burden of malaria worldwide?
9 March 2005 Full Text

News Article
WHO issues guidelines for prevention and treatment of malaria in tsunami-affected regions
11 January 2005 Full Text

Note for the Press
Update on Malaria Drug Supply
22 December 2004 Full Text [F]

News Article
Malaria Experts Gathered at WHO Say Cost-Sharing Schemes Cost Lives During Emergencies
17 November 2004 Full Text

Media Release
Surge in Demand Leads to Shortage of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy for Malaria
8 November 2004 Full Text

Fact Sheet for the Press
Malaria Treatment Update
8 November 2004 Full Text

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