Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) has been implemented yearly in
northern Benin since 2019 to reduce the malaria burden in children under 5 years of age. Its …

Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a main intervention to prevent
and reduce childhood malaria. Since 2015, Guinea has implemented SMC targeting …

Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) has been shown to be highly
efficacious against clinical malaria in areas where transmission is acutely seasonal. SMC …

Fig 1. A spatial decision support framework for identifying areas suitable for seasonal
chemoprevention and quantifying the size of the population of target children and the …

Background Malaria affects millions of Cameroonian children under 5 years of age living in
the North and Far North regions. These regions bear the greatest burden, particularly for …

Background: To prevent malaria among children aged 3–59 months in areas with high
seasonal transmission, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is recommended. In …

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and
amodiaquine is recommended by the World Health Organization since 2012 for clinical …

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

Introduction: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) was adopted in 2019 in two health
zones in Benin where malaria transmission is very high. Positive results led to the extension …

Background Malaria incidence has plateaued in Sub-Saharan Africa despite Seasonal
Malaria chemoprevention's introduction. Community health workers use a door-to-door …