Pilot seasonal malaria chemoprevention implementation in Korogho, Côte d’Ivoire

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) involves giving children full malaria treatment courses intermittently during the malaria season. It is a proven effective strategy largely used in the countries of the Sahel and sub-Sahel where most malaria cases occur in the rainy season. The extreme South and South West of Burkina Faso are being covered by SMC with an impact on the burden of malaria. Following recent data on SMC adaptation based on the incidence of clinical malaria and where 60% of cases occur in a limited period of time, the extreme North of Ivory Coast border with South and South West of Burkina Faso has a West Sudanian savannah climate with annual rainfall of up to 1300 mm and could benefit from five cycles of SMC. 

• Study design: Implementation study

• Primary study design: Interventional

• Secondary study design: Non randomised study

• Trial setting: Community

• Trial type: Prevention

ISRCTN project details

Drug-based Strategies

Jul 2021 — Dec 2024

Côte d'Ivoire

Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC)