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You are watching Malaria: Artemisinin Season 4 Episode 5

A chemical called artemisinin, which is extracted from the ginghao plant, is providing new hope for millions of malaria sufferers. The plant is grown in vast quantities in China and could do much to fight malaria, particularly in Africa. Kill or Cure meets some of the patients that will benefit in Burkina Faso. But can enough ginghao be grown to meet demand?

• On site 09 September 2008
• Air date 30 June 2006
• Produced for BBC World

TV Series — Kill or Cure?

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Keywords

• artemisinin,
• africa,
• asia,
• health,
• infectious disease,
• mosquitoes