Despite centuries of control efforts, mosquito-borne diseases are flourishing worldwide. With
a disproportionate effect on children and adolescents, these conditions are responsible for …

Mass drug administration (MDA) was a component of many malaria programs during the
eradication era, but later was seldomly deployed due to concerns regarding efficacy and …

Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) aims to prevent malaria in children
during the high malaria transmission season. The Achieving Catalytic Expansion of SMC in …

Background Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
(SP) plus amodiaquine (AQ), given each month during the transmission season, is …

Background Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) is a promising strategy for malaria control
in infants. We undertook a pooled analysis of the safety and efficacy of IPT in infants (IPTi) …

Background Mass drug administration (MDA), defined as the empiric administration of a
therapeutic antimalarial regimen to an entire population at the same time, has been a …

The preventive measures against malaria recommended by the WHO include anti-vector
procedures such as indoor residual spraying, the use of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed …

Background In malaria endemic areas, pre‐school children are at high risk of severe and
repeated malaria illness. One possible public health strategy, known as Intermittent …

Background Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children less than five years of
age (IPTc) has been investigated as a measure to control the burden of malaria in the Sahel …

Background Previous studies have shown that in areas of seasonal malaria transmission,
intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children (IPTc), targeting the transmission …