Eunice Smith

 Malaria continues to be one of the most critical health problems, particularly in endemic areas, where it still takes a significant toll on human lives. Because the approach to managing malaria is constantly evolving, it is important to consider seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) as one of the alternative tools used for fighting malaria in areas […]

 Malaria remains the most pressing public health issue in the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. And yet, in Uganda and Mozambique, new strategies for preventing malaria are yielding positive results, indicating that malaria is not an insurmountable challenge. Through innovative approaches, robust policy frameworks, and grassroots involvement, significant advances in the incidence of malaria and

 Malaria, the multilayered disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, has vexed human societies for millennia. However, the recent story of malaria prevention reflects fulfilled promises, intensified commercial rivalries driving better products in shorter timeframes, global partnerships, and growing hope that we could soon achieve global malaria control and even eradication. In this article, I recap recent

 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) represents a novel approach to the control of malaria infection, especially in areas with high seasonal transmission. Originally carried out in defined regions, SMC will soon be expanding outside its region of original focus, when it should improve the control of malaria. Here we review the history of SMC, its effectiveness,

 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an important and highly effective tool for malaria prevention, especially in areas where malaria is highly seasonal and predominantly affects young children. SMC consists of a series of monthly antimalarial drug treatments during the high-transmission season to prevent malaria infection. Many features of SMC programs point to how important collaboration

 Malaria is still a global issue, and particularly in areas where the disease is endemic, seasonality creates peaks and troughs in transmission. Seasonal chemoprevention (SCP) effectively prevents malaria in at-risk populations, such as schoolchildren, during peak transmission times, like the wet season or periods of heavy rainfall. Communities administer the appropriate antimalarial medication to these

 Malaria is much more than simply a health problem. It is a curse that cruelly holds back the economic and social development of many countries – not only due to the direct impact of the disease on people’s lives, but also on the stability of the economy, productivity, and on social structure. As countries strive

 Malaria is one of the greatest public health problems of our era, and seasonality remains a key hurdle to tackling it, especially in areas of highly endemic transmission. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) is a promising approach to malaria prevention in areas where the incidence of transmission is highly seasonal. The story of SMC transitioning from

 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) remains one of the most impactful interventions in the fight against malaria, the deadliest of all tropical diseases. Once seen as a medical conundrum, due to the seasonal transmission of the Plasmodium parasite that causes the disease, SMC is now reaching vast numbers of at-risk populations, saving countless lives, and protecting

 Since its inception, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) has been an important tool in fighting malaria, especially where there is seasonal transmission. The strategy prevents malaria cases by giving highly effective antimalarial medications to entire populations during transmission seasons. In the past decade, as malaria control programs look to expand their geographic coverage, implementing SMC in