[e-drug] drug companies agree to stop single artemisinine? (7)

["Emeje Martins" <martinsemeje@yahoo.com>]

E-DRUG: drug companies agree to stop single artemisinine? (7)
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I agree no less with prof.Fola Tayo on the appointment
of Dr. Arata Kochi as the battle is not about
popularity. My advice to Dr. Arata however is that
African Govts should be told that research is capital
intensive and there is the need for funding of our
research institutes and universities so that we can
come up with equivalent or better antimalarials than
the chinese. It is a shame that we rely on
antimalarials from other countries, when nature has
gracefully endowed us with the materials for solving
this problem. African scientists are drifting to
developed countries especially the USA and UK
daily. African govts should provide the enabling
environment to make their countries greener and not
yellow pasture where people run from. The fight
against malaria in especially Africa is both
scientific and political.

Doc. Take note, it is a big challenge.

Martins Emeje,MPSN
Pharmaceutics and Drug delivery unit,
National Institute for Pharmaceutical 
Research and Development,
Abuja,
Nigeria
martinsemeje@yahoo.com