CCOAT Leads Regional Efforts Against Drug-Resistant Malaria

02 Jun 2025
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02 Jun 2025

Recent developments highlighting the Collaborating Centre for Optimising Antimalarial Therapy’s (CCOAT) leadership in a significant regional initiative to combat drug-resistant malaria in East Africa.

CCOAT, through the MARC SE-Africa programme, is playing a pivotal role in driving the adoption of a comprehensive action plan aimed at addressing the growing threat of malaria drug resistance. This collaborative effort involves multiple stakeholders across the region and is gaining notable media coverage.

Please find below links to the relevant news coverage and media content:

 

🎥 YouTube Coverage – SABC News Interview

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📰 UCT playing role in malaria fight in parts of Africa

🗞️ University of Cape Town leads regional action plan against drug-resistant malaria in East Africa

💻 IT-Online Report -Drug-resistant malaria in East Africa comes under attack

📢 UCT News Article -MARC SE-Africa drives adoption of plan to tackle malaria drug resistance in East Africa