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SUMMARY:Promoting Sustainability for Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Medicines for Malaria Venture \nPromoting Sustainability for Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention\nMay 18\, 2021\nRSVP\n \n\n\nIn 2012\, Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC)\, a cost-effective intervention recommended by the World Health Organization\, was introduced to protect children aged 3 – 59 months living in the Sahel regions of West and Central Africa\, where malaria transmission is highest during and shortly after the rainy season. \nSince its launch\, SMC is being implemented in 13 countries in the Sahel region and has significantly reduced the burden of malaria among children living in the region and remains a proven strategy for protecting them. In 2020\, over 30 million children were reached with SMC. \nDespite this progress\, many eligible children are still not reached. What is more\, even when they are reached\, some are not able to complete all cycles required to effectively protect them due to several factors\, among which are limited resources. \nTo ensure that SMC remains effective and face head-on potential resistance hurdles\, new drug regimens for SMC will also be needed in the coming years. Increased and sustainable financing for health\, and malaria control\, of which SMC is a part\, is critical to protect children in the Sahel. This becomes even more pressing in the face of the risk of shifting global health priorities towards COVID-19 and other health security challenges\, which jeopardizes the integrated approach to health and puts the health sector\, which encompasses malaria elimination interventions\, including SMC at risk. \nThrough the voices of the country representatives\, join us to learn more and advocate for sustainable funding for SMC. \nAre you hosting an event soon? Share your event with us by emailing events@globalhealth.org. And\, stay up-to-date with the news from the global health community by signing up for our monthly newsletter.
URL:https://globalhealth.org/event/promoting-sustainability-for-seasonal-malaria-chemoprevention/
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