Introduction
Malaria can be a potentially fatal condition, but with a prompt diagnosis and treatment, many people make a full recovery. Hence, it is important for healthcare providers to understand various types of chemoprophylaxis, and their geographic areas of sensitivity, as some strains of malaria have developed resistance to the most commonly prescribed regimens. This module gives the detailed overview of the management options available for treating both complicated and uncomplicated malaria.
Malaria Insights for Busy Practitioners
About Faculty:
Prof. Dr. Amitabha Nandy, is MD from the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. Presently, he is Director of The Centre for Tropical Medicine and Parasitology (CENTROMAP) Kolkata.
Professor Nandy has contributed immensely to the world of parasitology through his extensive research and publications. He has worked with TDR-WHO, Geneva as advisor and Division of Control of Tropical Diseases (CTD), WHO as consultant. He has been working as an expert in Malaria and Kala-azar and other vector borne diseases at the NVBDCP (National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme), Delhi and is a member of the Malaria Drug Policy Committee, NVBDCP. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene and visiting scientist to several countries. He has more than 100 publications to his credit and various books to his famous name. He has received several awards for his original research work in Malaria and Kala-azar from University of Kolkata and Indian Society for Malaria and Other Communicable Diseases, New Delhi.