Rapid Test Kit for Malaria Debuts

What started out as Africa Malaria Day was being observed worldwide for the first time on Friday (April 25). Health organizations have long said that most of the one million deaths every year attributed to malaria happen in Africa. But a newly-introduced malaria test that gives results in 15 minutes shows not every case of fever means malaria, which is how many health workers have previously diagnosed the disease.

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