Abstract
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.
Highlights
Open AccessGlobal Call to Action: maximize the public health impact of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa
Historic progress in malaria control has resulted in decreased malaria-attributable mortality worldwide by 47 % since 2000 [1]
Close to 32 million pregnancies occur every year in areas of stable malaria transmission where the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a three-pronged approach to control malaria in pregnancy (MiP): the provision of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), and effective case management of malaria illness and anaemia [2, 3]
Summary
Global Call to Action: maximize the public health impact of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa. R Matthew Chico, Stephanie Dellicour, Elaine Roman, Viviana Mangiaterra, Jane Coleman, Clara Menendez, Maud Majeres-Lugand, Jayne Webster and Jenny Hill2*
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