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Nutritional status in young children prior to the malaria transmission season in Burkina Faso and Mali, and its impact on the incidence of clinical malaria

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Malaria and malnutrition remain major problems in Sahel countries, especially in young children. The direct effect of malnutrition on malaria remains poorly understood, and may have important implications for malaria control.
Mariken de Wit, Matthew Cairns, Yves Daniel Compaoré, Issaka Sagara, Irene Kuepfer, Issaka Zongo, Amadou Barry, Modibo Diarra, Amadou Tapily, Samba Coumare, Ismaila Thera, Frederic Nikiema, R. Serge Yerbanga, Rosemonde M. Guissou, Halidou Tinto, Alassane Dicko, Daniel Chandramohan, Brian Greenwood, Jean Bosco Ouedraogo   +18 more
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Women's Experiences and Views about Costs of Seeking Malaria Chemoprevention and other Antenatal Services: A Qualitative Study from two Districts in Rural Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
The Tanzanian government recommends women who attend antenatal care (ANC) clinics to accept receiving intermittent preventive treatment against malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) and vouchers for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) at subsidized prices.
A Hardon, AGH Thompson, AK Hussein, AK Mbonye, B Greenwood, B Greenwood, C Boller, C Goodman, C Quijada, Department for International Development (DFID), E Torell, E Worrall, G Mubyazi, G Mubyazi, G Munishi, GB Overbosch, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, Godfrey M Mubyazi, H Birungi, Ib C Bygbjerg, J Hill, J Sachs, Jens Byskov, K Hanson, K Wyss, Kristian S Hansen, M Mamdani, M Rao, Malaria Consortium, Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa (MARA), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health-Tanzania, MJ Ribera, Pascal Magnussen, Paul Bloch, PL Olliaro, RP Shaw, T Ensor, T Mathole, TANHERF, W Newbrander, WHO, WHO, WHO, Øystein E Olsen   +49 more
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Feasibility and Coverage of Implementing Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnant women Contacting Private or Public Clinics in Tanzania: Experience-based Viewpoints of Health Managers in Mkuranga and Mufindi districts. [PDF]

, 2013
Evidence on healthcare managers' experience on operational feasibility of malaria intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in Africa is systematically inadequate.
A Hughes, A Vallely, AD Asante, AK Rowe, B Greenwood, C Menendez, C Pell, C Pell, C Quijada, C von Both, E Tambo, E Worrall, EANMAT - East Africa Network for Monitoring Anti-Malarial Treatment, ED Nsimba, EV Mbugi, FM Ringsted, FO ter Kuile, G Hobbs, G Mubyazi, G Mubyazi, G Mubyazi, G Mubyazi, GB Fosu, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, Godfrey M Mubyazi, H Tagbor, Health Research Action (HERA), J Hill, J Hill, J Hill, J Morse, J Smithson, J Webster, Jens Byskov, K Anders, K Gross, Malaria Consortium - Tanzania, Ministry of Health (MoH) – National Malaria Control Programme, MoH – Tanzania, MS Alilio, Pascal Magnussen, Paul Bloch, President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), RBM - Roll Back Malaria - Tanzania, RK Yin, S Ugoh, SO Maluka, T Marchant, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, WHO, World Health Organization (WHO),, WP O’Meara   +56 more
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Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention on the acquisition of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens in Ouelessebougou, Mali

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a new strategy to reduce malaria burden in young children in Sahelian countries. It consists of the administration of full treatment courses of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine to children at
Almahamoudou Mahamar, Djibrilla Issiaka, Amadou Barry, Oumar Attaher, Adama B. Dembele, Tiangoua Traore, Adama Sissoko, Sekouba Keita, Bacary Soumana Diarra, David L. Narum, Patrick E. Duffy, Alassane Dicko, Michal Fried   +12 more
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Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in three regions of Togo: a population-based longitudinal study from 2013 to 2020

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in areas of high seasonal transmission. Though implemented since 2013, the effectiveness of SMC in Togo was never evaluated.
Tchaa A. Bakai, Anne Thomas, Jean Iwaz, Tinah Atcha-Oubou, Tchassama Tchadjobo, Nagham Khanafer, Muriel Rabilloud, Nicolas Voirin   +7 more
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Tools and Strategies for Malaria Control and Elimination: What Do We Need to Achieve a Grand Convergence in Malaria? [PDF]

, 2016
Progress made in malaria control during the past decade has prompted increasing global dialogue on malaria elimination and eradication. The product development pipeline for malaria has never been stronger, with promising new tools to detect, treat, and ...
Achee, Nicole, Bell, David, Djimdé, Abdoulaye A., Hemingway, Janet, Qi, Gao, Shretta, Rima, Wells, Timothy N. C.   +6 more
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Optimal dosing of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in young children

Nature Communications, 2019
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention provides substantial benefit for young children, but resistance to used drugs will likely develop. Here, Chotsiri et al.
Palang Chotsiri, Issaka Zongo, Paul Milligan, Yves Daniel Compaore, Anyirékun Fabrice Somé, Daniel Chandramohan, Warunee Hanpithakpong, François Nosten, Brian Greenwood, Philip J. Rosenthal, Nicholas J. White, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Joel Tarning   +12 more
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Malaria parasite carriage before and two years after the implementation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention: a case study of the Saraya health district, southern Senegal [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2022
Background: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) has been adopted and implemented in the southern regions of Senegal in children aged between three and 120 months since 2013. Scaling up this strategy requires its evaluation to assess the impact.
Isaac Akhenaton Manga, Fassiatou Tairou, Mamadou Sarifou BA, Ekoue Kouevidjin, Amadou Seck, Magatte Ndiaye, Doudou Sow, Médoune Ndiop, Khadime Sylla, Alioune Babara Gueye, Mady Ba, Fatou Ba Fall, Ibrahima Diallo, Omar Gaye, Roger Clément Tine, Jean Louis Abdourahim Ndiaye, Babacar Faye   +16 more
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Impact of a malaria intervention package in schools on Plasmodium infection, anaemia and cognitive function in schoolchildren in Mali: a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: School-aged children are rarely targeted by malaria control programmes, yet the prevalence of Plasmodium infection in primary school children often exceeds that seen in younger children and could affect haemoglobin concentration and school ...
Bamadio, Modibo, Brooker, Simon, Clarke, Siân E, Diarra, Seybou, Jones, Rebecca, Jukes, Matthew Ch, Roschnik, Natalie, Rouhani, Saba, Sacko, Moussa, Saye, Renion, Thuilliez, Josselin, Traore, Diahara, Traore, Klenon   +12 more
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Making the most of malaria chemoprevention

Malaria Journal
Against a backdrop of stalled progress in malaria control, it is surprising that the various forms of malaria chemoprevention are not more widely used. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended several malaria chemoprevention strategies, some ...
Jasper Littmann, Dorothy Achu, Miriam K. Laufer, Corine Karema, David Schellenberg   +4 more
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