Abstract
Issues raised in your July 8 news item1 are pertinent to the process of medical research in the international setting. We did a clinical antimalarial drug efficacy study in East Timor. We followed a series of uncomplicated falciparum malaria infections treated with chloroquine for 28 days to assess treatment failure. Our experience as an international medical aid organization in the study draws attention to the importance of operational research in emergency or post-emergency circumstances, and tensions between scientific research and sensitivity to the needs of communities involved.
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