Sun Partners Indian Research Agency For ‘Malaria-Free’ Initiative
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
India's biggest drug firm, Sun Pharma, has teamed up with the Indian Council of Medical Research in a public-private partnership to create a malaria-free India. But the initiative comes as scientists worry that a powerful new drug-resistant strain of the disease could be about to emerge in the country.
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