Review – Malaria Parasites

I love the double entendre in the title. This documentary is about the out-of-control spread of Malaria in Africa in the past two decades. Interviews with epidemiologists and activists establish that this disease, which should be relatively easy to treat, is devastating the population because of the proliferation of watered-down or completely counterfeit drugs. Even the drug companies, which should be strongly opposed to such criminal practices, don’t seem to have much interest in putting a stop to the counterfeiting. If you need cheering up, this production is the wrong place. But it’s still worth a look based solely on the importance of the subject matter. Mildly amusing