Malaria infection in pregnancy is a major cause of maternal death, maternal anaemia, and other adverse pregnancy outcomes. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018 estimated that 11 million pregnant women were infected with malaria in areas of moderate and high disease transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, nearly 900,000 children were born with […]
Children under age five are the most vulnerable to malaria infection. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that they accounted for 67% (274 000) of all malaria deaths worldwide. Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) for Pregnant Women has been identified to decrease placental parasitaemia and improves birth outcomes. […]
