PC Corner with Dr G Modest: MALARIA–‘crowd diseases point to deficiencies in society’

There was a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between the risk of malaria in kids <16 yo and socioeconomic status  (see  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60851-X).  15 studies are included in the meta-analysis. –Baseline data: –2.57 million people were at risk for falciparum malaria in 2010, a huge global public health issue. –Both national income and rates […]

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