M'sia to lead development of clinical trials of drugs to treat dengue

Malaysia will lead the development of clinical trials of several existing medicines used for other diseases to treat dengue fever in the country.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the trials would be conducted in the country through Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) and expected to take between six months and a year before the drug was registered as a cure for dengue if it was effective in treating the disease.

“This effort involves collaboration between...