Antimalarial trees in East Africa threatened with extinctio

Trees in East Africa that help with the treatment of malaria are now on the verge of extinction. Deforestation and over-exploitation of the environment in Africa are causing the total trees' population to decrease. Scientists fear that the trees will be lost forever. Without the trees, the hopes of treating malaria now get smaller and smaller. Other things can be used to help treat malaria, but these trees are a major source and need to be preserved.

I think it is really important to keep these trees from becoming extinct. Since malaria is one of the leading causes of deaths in Africa, it is very important that they be saved. More research should be done on finding other materials in case of extinction. Even if they don't become extinct, treating malaria will become easier. These trees also need to be studied more thoroughly to see if cures for any other things may be in them.

David Watts

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