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Malaria - the disease that refuses to die out

Is the eradication of malaria possible?

Is the eradication of malaria possible? It causes two million deaths in Africa alone and many people in the continent spend large proportions of their income on ways of preventing infection, many proving ineffective. Despite being almost partly eradicated in the 1950s resistance against medication has grown amid growing concern.

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!

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