To Medicate or Not to Medicate
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To Medicate or Not to Medicate
What is this about?
An anthropologist with extra malarial drugs for personal use decided not to give them to the local people she was staying with, despite being aware that many were seriously ill with the disease.
Why is this important?
This outlines a common dilemma for many researchers in regions without access to medical resources.