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Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Coverage Survey Guinea, 2018

, 2019
The 2018 SMC coverage survey in Guinea was conducted by the University Gamal Abdel Nasser, Conakry and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Programme and Catholic Relief Services ...
Loua, Kovana Marcel, Milligan, Paul
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Prioritizing the scale-up of interventions for malaria control and elimination

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background A core set of intervention and treatment options are recommended by the World Health Organization for use against falciparum malaria. These are treatment, long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor residual spraying, and chemoprevention
Peter Winskill, Patrick G. Walker, Richard E. Cibulskis, Azra C. Ghani   +3 more
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Seasonality of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2015
This article is fully open access and the published version is available free of charge from the jounal website.http://www.malariajournal.com/content/14/1/343Background Although Plasmodium falciparum transmission frequently exhibits seasonal patterns ...
A Bomblies, A Bomblies, A Gemperli, A Roca-Feltrer, AK Rowe, B Dembele, B Thies, C Kidd, CG Markham, David L. Smith, DJ Kriticos, DL Smith, E Massad, EA Mordecai, I Carneiro, J Small, JT Griffin, K Koelle, K Laneri, M Cairns, M Craig, M Mabaso, Matthew Geary, MB Hoshen, MD King, ML Mabaso, N Amek, N Chitnis, N Sogoba, P Goswami, PA Eckhoff, Peter M. Atkinson, Peter W. Gething, PM Lourenço, PW Gething, PW Gething, RJ Hijmans, Robert C. Reiner, TK Yamana, V Ermert, V Ermert, W Martens   +41 more
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Cross‐disciplinary mathematical modelling to benefit healthcare – could clinical pharmacology play an enabling role?

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 90, Issue 10, Page 2509-2516, October 2024.
Abstract Clinical pharmacology is often the nexus in any cross‐disciplinary team that is seeking solutions for human healthcare issues. The use and application of real‐world data and artificial intelligence to better understand our ecosystem has influenced our view at the world and how we do things.
Tirhani Maluleke, Rohan Benecke, Sunday Oladejo, Georg Feulner, Steve Kern, Johanna Lister, Gabriel McClelland, Miriam Njoki, Patrick Noack, Francesco Petruccione, Kanshukan Rajaratnam, Catriona Waitt, Bernd Rosenkranz, Goonaseela Pillai   +13 more
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Extending seasonal malaria chemoprevention to five cycles: a pilot study of feasibility and acceptability in Mangodara district, Burkina Faso

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) involves administering antimalarial drugs at monthly intervals during the high malaria transmission period to children aged 3 to 59 months as recommended by the World Health Organization.
Adama Traore, Laura Donovan, Benoit Sawadogo, Charlotte Ward, Helen Smith, Christian Rassi, Helen Counihan, Johanna Johansson, Sol Richardson, Justin Ragnessi Savadogo, Kevin Baker   +10 more
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Comparison of home fortification with two iron formulations among Kenyan children: Rationale and design of a placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial. [PDF]

, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Home fortification powders containing iron and other micronutrients have been recommended by World Health Organisation to prevent iron deficiency anaemia in areas of high prevalence.
Andango, Pauline EA, Demir, Ayşe Y, Osoti, Victor, Otieno, Walter, Prentice, Andrew M, Terwel, Sofie R, Teshome, Emily M, Verhoef, Hans   +7 more
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Pro‐ and anti‐inflammatory cytokines mediate the progression of severe anemia in malaria‐infected children: A prospective study

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 12, Issue 9, September 2024.
Abstract Background Severe Plasmodium falciparum malarial anemia is still the principal cause of death in children in underdeveloped countries. An imbalance between proinflammatory and anti‐inflammatory cytokines is associated with malaria progression.
Charles Nkansah, Felix Osei‐Boakye, Gabriel Abbam, Samuel K. Appiah, Samira Daud, Bright Boakye, Samsiyatu Abdulai, Madina Ahmed, Theophilus B. Antwi, Birago Boateng, Miigbat P. Libatin, Alexander S. Mensah, Mary K. Missah, Richard V. Duneeh, Ashiya Haruna, Stephany Adda, Pagnaa G. Abdul‐Rauf, Zacharia A. Ofori, George B. Fosu, Sandra Segnitome, Isaac Adjei, Emmanuel Appiah‐Kubi, Moses Banyeh, Charles A. Derigubah, Muniru M. Tanko, Ejike F. Chukwurah   +25 more
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Safety and benefits of interventions to increase folate status in malaria-endemic areas. [PDF]

, 2017
For decades, folic acid has routinely been given to prevent or treat anaemia in children, pregnant women and people with sickle cell disease. However, there is no conclusive evidence that folate deficiency anaemia constitutes a public health problem in ...
Adjalla, Allen, Antony, Baggott, Bailey, Beaudin, Benoist, Berry, Boele van Hensbroek, Calis, Carter, Charles, Choumenkovitch, Christianson, Chulay, Clark, Clarke, Crider, Daly, De Regil, Desai, Dhur, Dixit, Dzinjalamala, Eichholzer, Eijk, Ferone, Fishman, Fleming, Fleming, Fleming, Furness, Galloway, Geary, Gregson, Guyatt, Hubner, Kalmbach, Kamen, Kelly, Khanna, Koury, Krungkrai, Lassi, Lengeler, Levene, Lohner, Lucock, Luzzatto, Mahomed, Mbaye, Meremikwu, Metz, Metz, Miller, Mulenga, Nduati, Nzila, Nzila, Nzila, Nzila, Oniyangi, Ouma, Oyediran, Pegoraro, Piel, Pietrzik, Powers, Quinlivan, Relton, Rodriguez-Cortes, Rolschau, Sazawal, Schalhorn, Stern, Stokstad, Sweeney, Timmermans, Tong, Verhoef, Wald, Wang, Wang, WHO, WHO, WHO/FAO, Wilson, Yetley, Zhang   +88 more
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Impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention based on the number of medicines doses received on malaria burden among children aged 3–59 months in Nigeria: A propensity score‐matched analysis

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 29, Issue 8, Page 668-679, August 2024.
Abstract Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention using sulfadoxine‐pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine (sulfadoxine‐pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine on Day 1 and amodiaquine on both Day 2 and Day 3) is delivered to children aged 3–59 months in areas of highly season malaria transmission.
Sikai Huang, Kevin Baker, Taiwo Ibinaiye, Olusola Oresanya, Chuks Nnaji, Sol Richardson   +5 more
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Evaluation of the implementation fidelity of the seasonal malaria chemoprevention intervention in Kaya health district, Burkina Faso. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Burkina Faso implemented the seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in 2014 in seven pilot health districts, following the new recommendation by the WHO in 2012 for the prevention of the disease in children under five years old, for areas of highly ...
Rachidatou Compaoré, Maurice Wambi Evariste Yameogo, Tieba Millogo, Halima Tougri, Seni Kouanda   +4 more
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