“We really have the perfect conditions for resistance to develop”: an interview with Dr Marian Warsame

[Deeq A.]

As part of WHO’s launch of a new antimalarial drug resistance strategy for Africa, we spoke with Dr Marian Warsame, an expert on this topic. A medical doctor by training, Dr Warsame wrote her PhD’s thesis on antimalarial drug resistance in Somalia, worked for many years on malaria treatment and drug resistance trials in the United Republic of Tanzania, and, while with WHO’s Global Malaria Programme, helped countries in Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean implement better studies to monitor changes in drug and treatment efficacy. This conversation has been edited for concision and clarity.

Source: Hiiraan Online