One key intervention for managing severe malaria is through rectal artesunate – a treatment that can slow down the disease’s progression in severe cases. This must be followed by comprehensive case management at a health facility and a full dose of antimalarial medicine.
Here, a father sits with his son, whose life was saved when the village health team provided rectal artesunate to buy enough time for him to get to the health centre.
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