Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2017
854. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the countries in sub-Saharan Africa the Permanent Defence Forces have served in since 2001 for which the WHO recommend terminal prophylaxis to kill the hypnozoite phase of malaria parasite; and the drugs it recommends. [10191/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Defence Forces have served in the following countries in sub Saharan Africa since 2001:
Mali - EUTM MALI
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - MONUSCO/EUFOR RD
Ivory Coast - ONUCI/MINUCI
Sudan - UNMAS/AMIS
Chad - EUFOR Chad/MINURCAT
Eritrea - UNMEE
Somalia - EUTM Somalia
Liberia – UNMIL
Sierra Leone
The WHO states in its Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030 that P vivax hypnozoites can only be eliminated through a 14-day course of primaquine.
