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Table 1 Ratio of treatments for uncomplicated malaria compared to disease burden

From: A new approach to gathering pharmaceutical market data to support policy implementation and access to medicines: as demonstrated by malaria medicines in Zambia

 

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Reported cases (presumed and confirmed, uncomplicated malaria)

2,976,395

4,229,839

4,607,908

4,695,400

5,465,122

Imports of all treatments (to the nearest 100,000

6,500,000

5,400,000

6,500,000

11,00,000

7,800,000

Ratio all treatments/cases

2.19

1.27

1.40

2.34

1.44

Imports 1st line treatment

6,198,899

5,127,519

6,296,924

10,820,671

7,647,384

Ratio 1st line treatments/cases

2.08

1.21

1.37

2.30

1.40