Via The Times of India :
" JAIPUR : The incidence of drug resistance to plasmodium falciparum (PF) malaria cases from certain parts of the state has caused the health department to change the treatment methods. Conventionally used chloroquine will be replaced with artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) which has proved successful in treatment of drug resistant forms of malaria.
“The advisory committee at Union health ministry had recommended use of ACT in all cases of PF malaria in Rajasthan, a demand for the new drugs has accordingly been forwarded to the Union health ministry,” said Dr B R Meena, additional director, health department. Resistance of plasmodium falciparum (PF) malaria to older anti-malarial drugs, including chloroquine was first sighted in the western Pacific region in 1970s.
However, it was only recently that such cases were reported from certain villages in Baran and some other parts of the state. The ACT was discovered useful in treatment of malaria PF cases in these areas. The Centre has accordingly asked for the therapy to be implemented in the state."
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