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      • 04/11/2013
        Another milestone in the history of malaria medicines

        Not only is artemisinin one of the most important drugs in our arsenal for fighting diseases globally – it is also the most interesting. A derivative of the wormwood plant, artemisinin’s anti-malarial properties were discovered thanks in part to the Vietnam war and Mao Zedong.
        – Karen Grepin's Global Health Blog
      • 01/09/2013
        Unleashing one villain while trying to capture another
        It is old news by now that while trying to capture Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, the CIA had a Pakistan doctor infiltrate the Bin Laden compound by launching a fake vaccination campaign. What might have seem like an innocent guise has turned deadly: late last year innocent polio vaccinators in Pakistan have been attacked [.
        – Karen Grepin's Global Health Blog