mother and baby. Annually, 88.2 (70%) of the 125.2 million pregnancies in malaria endemic
regions occur in the Asia–Pacific region. The control of malaria in pregnancy in most of Asia
relies on passive case detection and prevention with long-lasting insecticide-treated nets.
Indonesia was the first country in the region to introduce, in 2012, malaria screening at
pregnant women's first antenatal care visit to reduce the burden of malaria in pregnancy …