Matthew Lloyd, 35, who works at Southampton General Hospital, needs life-saving treatment after taking part in anti-malarial vaccine tests.
He discovered that infants given doses of an anti-malarial drug called Fansidar along with their regular childhood vaccinations often acquired immunity to malaria.
The nightmare scenario, however, is a repeat of what took place in the 1980s, with what was then the most commonly used anti-malarial drug, chloroquine.
The last century saw deployment of anti-malarial drugs and a range of control measures, from marsh drainage to insecticides to bednets, across the tropical regions that are the disease's hinterlands.
Another proven tactic is to provide pregnant women with a couple of hefty doses of anti-malarial drugs when they visit antenatal clinics, whether they show symptoms of the disease or not.
Since 2005, when the Gates Foundation began work on malaria advocacy, it has helped not only with fundraising and advocacy, but also with developing anti-malarial drugs and looking for a treatment.
Donors have promised more money, and African governments have promised to make better use of existing weapons in the anti-malarial armoury, the cheapest and most effective of which have been woefully neglected.
Another proven technique is to provide pregnant women with a couple of hefty doses of anti-malarial drugs when they visit antenatal clinics, whether the women show signs of the disease or not.
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Gains need to be maintained and financing for buying and distributing the essential commodities such as pediatric amoxicillin, long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LLINs), anti-malarial treatment, oral-rehydration treatment and zinc, needs to be sustained.
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But it is likely to cost considerably more than Lariam, the controversial anti-malarial treatment produced by their rivals Roche, which has been the focus of numerous health scares because of its potential side effects.
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