The International Artemisinin StudyGroup, which includes prominent malaria experts from around the world, examined the results of 16 trials carried out over the past decade.
In a separate study, Deloitte found that US supermarket group Roundy's was the world's fastest growing retailer between 1999 and 2004, averaging 57% compound annual growth.
As a first step, the StudyGroup recommends that ICSU actively promote cooperation between traditional knowledge and science at the United Nations World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (South Africa) in August 2002.