Malaria isn’t something most Oklahomans have to worry about, but
it’s a major health concern for our neighbors in other parts of
the world. Now there may be a cure. Steve Boyes of National
Geographic Expeditions, who has had malaria twice, reports that
scientists at theUniversityofCape TowninSouth Africathink they
have found the solution: a one-dose pill that kills malaria
parasites instantly. Animal tests showed no adverse effects,
Boyes reported. Clinical tests will begin late next year. “If
this tablet is approved in coming years,” Boyes wrote, “this
achievement will surely usher in a new age for science inAfrica.
It will save millions upon millions of lives on the continent,
helping avoid at least 24 percent of child deaths in sub-
SaharanAfrica. … “This ‘super pill’ could potentially cure
millions of people every year and save the lives of over one
million people from around the world each year. This ‘cure” will
most likely save health care systems throughout the developing
world billions of dollars and o