Malaria

Country antimalarial drug policies: by region


WHO South-East Asia Region


Global AMDP database - WHO South-East Asia Region
Last Updated: February 2011 P. falciparum P.vivax
COUNTRY/ AREA SPECIES uncomplicated treatment failure severe malaria pregnancy treatment
un- confirmed lab- confirmed treatment prevention
Bangladesh AL QN+T or d QN; AM QN; (AL-2nd & 3rd trimester) CQ+PQ(14d)
Bhutan AL QN QN; AM QN; (AL-2nd & 3rd trimester) CQ+PQ(14d)
DPR Korea vivax only CQ+PQ(14d)
India CQ AS+SP QN+T or d AS,QN; AM QN; (AS+SP-2nd & 3rd trimester) CQ+PQ(14d)
Indonesia AS+AQ+PQ, (Papua -DHA-PPQ+PQ) QN+D+PQ AS,QN; AM QN; (AS+AQ -2nd &3rd trimester) CQ+PQ(14d)
Maldives No transmission CQ+PQ(14d)
Myanmar AS+MQ; AL; DHA+PPQ AS+T or D QN; AS;AM QN+CL; (AS+MQ,AL-2nd & 3rd trimester) CQ+PQ(14d)
Nepal CQ+PQ AL QN QN; (AL-2nd & 3rd trimester) CQ+PQ(14d)
Srilanka AL +PQ QN QN; (AL-2nd & 3rd trimester) CQ+PQ(14d)
Thailand AS+MQ QN+T QN; AS QN; (AS+MQ-2nd & 3rd trimester) CQ+PQ(14d)
Timor Leste AL QN +D QN; AM QN; (AL-2nd & 3rd trimester) CQ+PQ(14d)

AQ=Amodiaquine
AL=Artemether-lumefantrine
AS=Artesunate
CL=Clindamycin
CQ=Chloroquine
D=Doxycycline
DHA+PPQ =Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
MQ= Mefloquine
PQ=Primaquine
QN=Quinine
SP=Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
T =Tetracycline

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