RT Journal A1 Friedrich MJ T1 REsistance to malaria drugs JF JAMA JO JAMA YR 2011 FD February 16 VO 305 IS 7 SP 663 OP 663 DO 10.1001/jama.2011.134 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.134 AB Warning that action is needed to prevent malarial parasites from developing resistance to artemisinin-based drugs that are critical to battling the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Malaria Programme and the Roll Back Malaria partnership last month released a plan to tackle this problem. The Global Plan for Artemisinin Resistance Containment (http://tinyurl.com/6expvso) calls on global, national, and regional stakeholders to work together swiftly to defeat the source of resistance and prevent its spread.