Abstract
AN article by Dr. M. Kerbosch in the Bulletin of the Colonial Institute of Amsterdam(3, No. 1, December 1939) gives some notes on cinchona culture and the world consumption of quinine. Existing plantations in the Netherlands Indies could produce considerably more than the present world consumption. The Netherlands Indies Government has at its disposal sufficient guarantees to prevent the agreement between the manufacturers and producers being used in a way which would hamper malaria control. Cinchona growers would welcome the opportunity to increase their output, and the agreement, which has united practically all producers and manufacturers, makes it possible to put regularly at the disposal of malarial areas large quantities of quinine for longer periods. Obstacles to the use of this superabundance of the Java cinchona estates are largely financial and technical. Disbursements for defence in all countries cripple other projects, including health or hygienic measures. In addition, malaria control with) quinine requires an efficient administrative machine for the distribution of the drug under medical supervision. For mass treatment of malaria, quinine is unlikely to be replaced by other cinchona alkaloids or synthetic drugs.
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Cinchona Production in the Netherland Indies. Nature 145, 738–739 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145738d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145738d0