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The Malaria Box: an unusual approach to scientific research

Malaria tests are seen on a table in the Ta Gay Laung village hall in Hpa-An district in Kayin state, south-eastern Myanmar, November 28, 2014.

We need new treatments because we are in a race against the parasites that cause malaria. Image: Reuters

Trevor Mundel
President, Global Health Programme, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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