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First Treatment for Malaria
The purification of tree bark produced a treatment for malaria called quinine. It became the first treatment for malaria. -
Identification of the Malaria Parasite
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran was awarded a nobel prize for identifying the first malaria parasite. -
Mosquitoes Transmit Malaria
Sir Ronald Ross was awarded a nobel prize in 1902 for showing that mosquitoes transmit malaria. -
Discovery of Anti-malarial Drug
Hans Andersag made the discovery of the first anti-malarial drug called chloro quinine in Germany -
Insecticide DDT Test
Paul Hermann Muller was awarded a nobel prize in 1948 for his work on testing the insecticide DDT in Switzerland. -
Global Malaria Eradication Campaign launched by WHO
The World Health Organisation launched a Campaign for global malaria eradication. -
Anti-malarial drug becomes Resistant
Anti-malarial drug Chloro quine was first reported resistant. -
Drug Discovery and Vaccine Research
William Trager and JB Jensen were the first to grow parasites in culture which led to the opening of drug discovery and vaccine research. -
Reduction in Childhood Mortality
20 percent of childhood mortality was reduced due to insecticide treated bed nets in various African countries. -
Life Saving Inexpensive Anti-malarial Drug
Life saving inexpensive antimalarial drug, artesunate, was proven to save children suffering from severe malaria.