Global Call to Action: maximize the public health impact of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa

Malaria Journal

Research

Maud Majeres-Lugand¹  Jenny Hill²  Stephanie Dellicour²  R Matthew Chico³  Jayne Webster³  Clara Menendez⁴  Elaine Roman⁵  Jane Coleman⁵  Viviana Mangiaterra⁶ 

[1] Access & Product Management, Medicine for Malaria Venture, Geneva, Switzerland;Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK;Department of Disease Control, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London, UK;ISGlobal, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, USA;RMNCH and HSS Technical Advice & Partnerships Department, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland;

关键词: Intermittent preventive treatment;    Malaria;    Prevention;    Pregnant women;    Sub-Saharan Africa;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12936-015-0728-x

 received in 2015-04-01, accepted in 2015-05-07,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy is a highly cost-effective intervention which significantly improves maternal and birth outcomes among mothers and their newborns who live in areas of moderate to high malaria transmission. However, coverage in sub-Saharan Africa remains unacceptably low, calling for urgent action to increase uptake dramatically and maximize its public health impact. The ‘Global Call to Action’ outlines priority actions that will pave the way to success in achieving national and international coverage targets. Immediate action is needed from national health institutions in malaria-endemic countries, the donor community, the research community, members of the pharmaceutical industry and private sector, along with technical partners at the global and local levels, to protect pregnant women and their babies from the preventable, adverse effects of malaria in pregnancy.

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