Seasonal malaria chemoprevention for malaria in children in areas with seasonal malaria
, 2022 This report was considered by the WHO/GMP Guideline Development Group on Malaria Chemoprevention for “Section 4.2.3 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC)” of the WHO Guidelines for malaria, 3 June 2022.
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Combining malaria vaccination with chemoprevention: a promising new approach to malaria control
Malaria Journal, 2021 Malaria control has stalled in a number of African countries and novel approaches to malaria control are needed for these areas. The encouraging results of a recent trial conducted in young children in Burkina Faso and Mali in which a combination of the ...
Brian Greenwood +8 more
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Effectiveness of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in children under 10 years of age in Senegal: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial [PDF]
, 2016 This study was done to determine the effectiveness of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Senegalese children up to 10 years of age using a stepped-wedge design.
Milligan, Paul
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Africa and China's upgraded role as a contributor: a scoping review. [PDF]
Infect Dis Poverty, 2023 Abstract Background Children under five are the vulnerable population most at risk of being infected with Plasmodium parasites, especially in the Sahel region. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) recommended by World Health Organization (WHO), has proven to be a highly effective intervention to prevent malaria.
Xu M +10 more
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The Lancet Planetary Health, 2021 Summary: Background: In malaria-endemic areas, residents of modern houses have less malaria than those living in traditional houses. We aimed to assess whether children in The Gambia received an incremental benefit from improved housing, where current ...
Margaret Pinder, PhD +13 more
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Effectiveness of malaria control programs in West Africa: a narrative review [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 2022 Malaria is a major public health challenge in Africa, especially in West African countries. Its impacts on the individuals and families in these countries go beyond the physical health status to the financial crises it leaves them to nurse.
T. Sokunbi, T. Adesanya, F. Aremu
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Prevalence of asymptomatic parasitaemia among household members of children under seasonal malaria chemoprevention coverage and comparison of the performance of standard rapid diagnostic tests versus ultrasensitive RDT for the detection of asymptomatic parasitaemia in Nanoro, Burkina Faso. [PDF]
Parasitol ResKambou SAE +16 more
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Health Expectations, Volume 26, Issue 6, Page 2630-2643, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Background Malaria exists as an endemic in many countries including Bangladesh and the malaria vaccine is not yet available here. The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and acceptance of the malaria vaccination among the parents of children under the age of five in Bangladesh's malaria‐endemic areas and the sociodemographic ...
Mohammad Ashraful Amin +5 more
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New tools for malaria control - using them wisely. [PDF]
, 2017 The incidence of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa is falling and in many countries on the continent the pattern of malaria infection within the country is becoming more heterogeneous.
Greenwood, Brian
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Review of intervention products for use in the prevention and control of anemia
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1529, Issue 1, Page 42-60, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Anemia remains a major public health problem, especially in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The World Health Organization recommends several interventions to prevent and manage anemia in vulnerable population groups, including young children, menstruating adolescent girls and women, and pregnant and postpartum women.
Daniel Lopez de Romaña +5 more
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