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Malaria is on the ropes in Bangladesh. But the parasite is punching back

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Bangladesh employs thousands of community health workers, all of them women. They go door to door to treat people for malaria, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. "This is my job, my duty," says Bulbul Aktar, a shasthya kormi, or community health worker.

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Malaria is on the ropes in Bangladesh. But the parasite is punching back

What does it take to beat malaria? Thousands of moccasins walking down rural roads, overnight bus rides for lab tests ... and a highly effective drug. But the parasite isn't going along with the plan.(Image credit: Fatima Tuj Johora for NPR)

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