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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 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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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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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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Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention at scale in west and central Africa: an observational study [PDF]
The Lancet, 2020 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) aims to prevent malaria in children during the high malaria transmission season. The Achieving Catalytic Expansion of SMC in the Sahel (ACCESS-SMC) project sought to remove barriers to the scale-up of SMC in seven countries in 2015 and 2016.
Ebenezer Baba +80 more
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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.
Thwing JI +4 more
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GeoHealth, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Vector‐borne diseases, such as malaria, are affected by the rapid urban growth and climate change in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). In this context, intra‐urban malaria risk maps act as a key decision‐making tool for targeting malaria control interventions, especially in resource‐limited settings.
Camille Morlighem +7 more
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Epidemiology of malaria in an area of seasonal transmission in Niger and implications for the design of a seasonal malaria chemoprevention strategy [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2013 Abstract Background Few data are available about malaria epidemiological situation in Niger. However, implementation of new strategies such as vaccination or seasonal treatment of a target population requires the knowledge of baseline epidemiological features of malaria.
Guillebaud, Julia +10 more
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CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, Volume 12, Issue 5, Page 656-667, May 2023., 2023 Abstract African children are at risk of malaria and malnutrition. We quantified relationships between malaria and malnutrition among young Ugandan children in a high malaria transmission region. Data were used from a randomized controlled trial where Ugandan HIV‐unexposed (n = 393) and HIV‐exposed (n = 186) children were randomized to receive no ...
Ali Mohamed Ali +4 more
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