New Malaria Treatments Aim to Combat Growing Drug Resistance

Malaria is a sickness spread by mosquitoes, and the tiny germs that cause it are getting tougher to kill with the medicines doctors usually use.

This is a big problem because it means more people could get very sick and even die.

Two new ways to fight malaria have been announced.

One is a new drug from a company called Novartis, called GanLum.

Tests showed it works really well, even better than some current drugs, and it helps stop the germs from becoming resistant.

Another study tested giving four medicines all at once in a single dose, which also showed good results.

This is helpful because some people don't finish taking their medicine for the full number of days, and that can make the germs stronger.

Both new treatments aim to be more effective and easier to use, but there are concerns about funding for malaria research and how quickly these new treatments can be made available to everyone who needs them.