A dministering SMC to C hildren A bove 5 year s P ushing B oundaries to I ncrease I mpact Dr Jean Louis Ndiaye University Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal Seasonal malaria chemoprevention SMC ID: 920981
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Extending the
Age Range for Administering SMC to Children Above 5 years: Pushing Boundaries to Increase Impact
Dr Jean Louis Ndiaye,
University Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal
Slide2Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC)
SMC to children under 5 years successfully implemented in 13 countries in the SahelSubstantial reductions in malaria cases and deathsModelling studies indicate that SMC in5–9-year-old children expected to have a substantial impact on the incidence of malaria Extending the SMC age range up to 10 years of age effective in Senegal with high coverage and impact
Slide3Pushing boundaries to increase impact
SMC for children up to 5 years of age and the RTS,S vaccine in infancy will not contribute noticeably to reducing transmissionIncreasing the age range is predicted to increase its indirect effect about three-foldIncreasing the number of SMC cycles will increase the overall protection that can be provided