Quality assurance of malaria microscopy is an important issue in health service and health research for a better case management. In monitoring Dyhydroartemisinin-Piperaquine, quality assurance was a part of this research activities at sentinel sites in Kalimantan and Sulawesi. This activity was carried out to confirmed diagnosis of malaria cases that could be analysed, and to evaluate the skil…
Plasmodium vivax malaria resistant to chloroquinenis alarming in Indonesia and has been also reported in other countries. An alternative drug is needed. The study was a prospective evaluation and a comparative study of the therapeutic efficacy of choloquine 25 mg base/kg bw for 3 days (CQ3 plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine based on pyrimethamine of 1.23 mg/kg bw single dose (SPI) [CQ3=SPI, n=84] a…