Preventative Seasonal Malaria Treatment is Saving Thousands of Children

Health Policy Watch
Jun 17, 2023

Preventative Seasonal Malaria Treatment is Saving Thousands of Children


For years, malaria has ruled mercilessly in certain regions of the world. Especially in Africa. Yet over the past decade, despite the absence of a malaria vaccine, one anti-malarial strategy sought to make a difference: more than 700 million doses of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) were distributed to young children, globally.