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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- Novartis makes a new malaria medicine.
- The medicine is called GanLum and is new.
- It contains a new molecule, ganaplacide, not seen before.
- This molecule works in a different way.
- A large trial had over 1,600 patients in Africa.
- Patients were in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
- People took GanLum once a day for three days.
- GanLum cured 97.4% of patients in the trial.
- The existing treatment cured 94% of patients.
- The drug could be available on the market in 2027.
Difficult words
- drug — A substance used for medical treatment.drugs
- malaria — A disease caused by parasites in mosquitoes.
- fight — To stop or defeat something harmful.
- treatment — The use of medicine to help someone.treatments
- patient — A person who receives medical care.patients
- cure — To make someone free from a disease.cured
- test — To try something to see if it works.tested
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Discussion questions
- Why is it important to find new malaria treatments?
- How do you feel about testing new drugs on patients?
- What challenges might new drugs face in the future?
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