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Investing.com -- Novartis (SIX:NOVN) received approval in Switzerland for Coartem Baby, the first drug specifically designed to treat malaria in babies and young children.
The pharmaceutical company announced on Tuesday that eight African countries that participated in the assessment are expected to quickly approve the treatment, which is also known as Riamet Baby in some markets.
The eight African nations involved in the assessment were Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.
The company noted that until now, there has been no approved malaria treatment for infants weighing less than 4.5 kilograms, creating a significant treatment gap.
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