§ 99. Dr. Segalasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps he has taken to encourage the large-scale importation of paludrine into British West Africa; and when it can be made available for general distribution as part of an active anti-malarial campaign by the Governments concerned.
Mr. Creech JonesOn 1st November, 1946, I informed the West African Governors that paludrine was now out of the experimental stage and was recommended as a cheaper and more efficient anti-malarial drug than mepacrine. Orders for this drug, some of which are now in shipment, from the West African Territories already exceed 11,000,000 tablets and I can assure my hon. Friend that the question of efficient anti-malarial precautions is very much in the minds of the West African Governments.