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Global Call to Action: maximize the public health impact of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa
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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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CHICO, R. Matthew, et al. Global Call to Action: maximize the public health impact of
intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in
sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria Journal. 2015. Vol. 14, num. 207. ISSN 1475-2875. [consulted: 10 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/69218