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Sir Nick White obituary
- Sir Nick White, a leading malaria clinician and MORU director, died at 74, marking the loss of a pivotal figure in tropical medicine.
- White championed artemisinin-based therapy and helped establish combination treatments that saved millions of lives.
- As MORU director, he built a regional network across Asia and Africa to advance tropical disease research.
- White chaired WWARN, documenting the spread of parasite resistance and guiding policy responses.
- He influenced WHO guidelines to adopt artemisinin therapies, reducing malaria deaths globally.
- White trained and mentored numerous doctors in malaria-endemic countries, many becoming leaders themselves.
- His work extended to addressing drug quality and falsified medicines in malaria treatment.
- White’s research influenced triple-drug combination trials toward improving survival in severe malaria.
- White lived in Bangkok for much of his career and later Oxford, reflecting his global health footprint.
- White was knighted in 2017 and received multiple awards for his global health work.
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