Kala-azar, also known as "black fever," is a disease transmitted by sand flies. OneWorld Health, a non-profit pharmaceutical company, describes kala-azar as:
a deadly disease transmitted via the bite of an infected sand fly. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most dangerous of the three manifestations of disease caused by the Leishmania parasite. VL is associated with fever, weight loss, enlargement of the spleen and liver, and anemia. If left untreated, it is nearly always fatal.
This video is the first of 6 videos comprising the documentary Kill or Cure? Visceral leishmaniasis, which was presented on BBC TV in June 2007 (the other videos may be found at YouTube). OneWorld Health has been working with doctors in India to test Paromomycin Intramuscular (IM) injection as a treatment for kala-azar and with Hyderabad-based Gland Pharma to manufacture the injectables at cost to make the treatment affordable to victims and their families.
Mera Bharat Mahan commends the Principal Investigators and Gland Pharma for developing solutions for fighting kala-azar in India.
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