Since the year 2000, historic reductions in malaria incidence and mortality have been driven
by the widespread distribution of bed nets, drugs, and insecticides for the prevention and …

Malaria is among the leading public health problems worldwide. Female anopheles
mosquito orchestrates the transmission of malaria by taking gametocytes and introducing …

Background In 2022 the WHO recommended the discretionary expansion of the eligible age
range for seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) to children older than 4 years. Older …

Background Children under five are the vulnerable population most at risk of being infected
with Plasmodium parasites, especially in the Sahel region. Seasonal malaria …

The use of antimalarial drugs is an effective strategy in the fight against malaria. However,
selection of drug resistant parasites is a constant threat to the continued use of this …

Background Transmission stemming from asymptomatic infections is increasingly being
recognized as a threat to malaria elimination. In many regions, malaria transmission is …

Malaria recurrence not only increases its clinical episodes, but also sustains transmission. It
significantly contributes to a high burden of malaria and impedes elimination. Malaria …

Background In areas highly endemic for malaria, Plasmodium falciparum infection
prevalence peaks in school-age children, adversely affecting health and education. School …

Background: The double burden of malaria and helminthiasis in children poses an obvious
public health challenge particularly in terms of anemia morbidity. While both diseases …

Background In areas highly endemic for malaria, Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) infection
prevalence peaks in school-age children, adversely affecting their health and education …