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(12 Nov 2025)
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Libreville, Gabon - 8 November 2025

1. Various Libreville, Gabon
2. Various exteriors of the Melen Hospital where Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, lead author of the study, works as a doctor and researcher
3. Various Mombo-Ngoma walks into the lab
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, lead author:
"The standard of care is given over three days. Some are given like twice daily for three days. Some are given. Once daily but it is for three days and then there is the issue of compliance and that issue of compliance as patients don't complete the treatment is again coming with the issue of resistance. So everyone is actually aiming to have a drug that can be given at a shorter regimen."

5. Various of Mombo-Ngoma looking at slides under a microscope
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, lead author:
"At the moment it was observed that the mobility and mortality of malaria is going up. And for that we need solutions now. As we need solution now. So we thought, why not make the most of existing anti-malarial drugs."

9. Various of typical apartment building
10. Rooftops of a neighbourhood in Libreville
11. Various of an open drain which attracts mosquitos to lay eggs
12. Ripped mosquito curtain in nearby apartment building
13. Open drain in the centre of Libreville
14. SOUNDBITE (French) Julicia Nfono Nguema, Libreville resident:
“Every time I go to the hospital, they diagnose me with malaria. After treatment and follow-up, of course, it always comes back. So, to better protect ourselves—I don't know if I can put it that way—even though we use everything we need, mosquito nets, we protect ourselves from dirty water, as long as there are mosquitoes, it will always come back.”

15. Various of open drains

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Libreville, Gabon - 11 November 2025

16. A Malaria prevention poster at the offices of the National Malaria Control Program in Libreville
17. SOUNDBITE (French) Hugues Ronel Essanga Ngomo, National Malaria Control Program:
"Malaria is a major public health problem in our country. That is, according to 2024 data, more than 154,000 cases, with an incidence of 62 per 1000 inhabitants in the general population. Unfortunately, when you take a closer look and look at children under 5, this incidence increases to 112 per 1000 inhabitants. In terms of deaths, we are at 10.69 per 100,000 inhabitants, which shows that it is really a major public health problem in our country.”

18. People walking in busy street in Libreville

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19. Wide of people queueing outside laboratory
20. Various of people inside laboratory with doctors preparing to take samples
21. Medical officer preparing to take blood sample to test for malaria
22. Various of medical officer taking blood sample from child's finger
23. Close of sample being dropped onto test device

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21. Various of mosquito cages
22. Close of mosquito cages with mosquitos on nets
23. Various of researcher putting mosquitos on dish
24. Mosquitos on dish under microscope

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25. Various of child and with mother doing laundry in a village where seasonal malaria is recorded


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Doctors leading a malaria trial in Gabon say they've created a single dose drug which is cost effective because it combines 4 compounds which are already widely available.

They believe the combination drug will help counteract malaria’s growing resistance to drugs.







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