Child Anti-Malaria Drug Programs in Senegal a ‘Blueprint’ for Africa

Researchers say that giving anti-malarial drugs to older children can significantly reduce overall transmission of disease. Currently, most such programs are limited to the under-fives – but a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that expanding the intervention can lower the number of malaria cases. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.