(Above) A lab technician at the research unit in Mae Sot. (Below) Mi Than, a health worker in Wang Pha clinic, holds a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kit, which tests for various different strains of the malaria parasite. RDTs are portable and cheap (about $1.50 each), allowing malaria to be diagnosed “on the doorstep” of patients and treated before it has a chance to spread.
Source: Catherine Davison