Looking to 2021 – the scope for SMC in the future Posted on 13 November 20201 December 2020Approx reading time: 3 mins Progress towards fewer malaria cases and deaths has plateaued in recent years and achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)......read more
Strong partnerships make for successful programmes Posted on 12 November 2020Approx reading time: 4 mins In conversation with Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) We spoke with Dr Audu Bala Mohammed, National C......read more
The power of a role model in fighting disease Posted on 16 October 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins In communities where diseases like malaria and pneumonia are highly prevalent, small, positive changes in behaviour can make a hug......read more
Adapting seasonal malaria chemoprevention during a pandemic Posted on 12 October 202012 October 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins “We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear” WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the COVID-19 pandemic on......read more
How COVID-19 has affected SMC supply chains Posted on 6 August 202011 September 2020Approx reading time: 3 mins During last year's seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaign, we outlined some of the steps that go into getting millions of......read more
New town hall meetings in Nigeria lead to concrete commitments on malaria funding Posted on 3 June 20205 June 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Jigawa state sits at the heart of northern Nigeria, the region of the country most severely affected by malaria. Back in March, be......read more
Insights from a remote scoping and validation exercise: digitalising seasonal malaria chemoprevention Posted on 11 May 202011 May 2020Approx reading time: 4 mins Since 2013, Malaria Consortium has led the distribution of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in Nigeria, with the interve......read more
Keeping SMC beneficiaries and distributors safe during COVID-19 Posted on 24 April 202012 May 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins The distribution of drugs for seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an essential health service for the prevention of malaria.......read more
Imelda’s story: From tragedy to a healthy future Posted on 23 April 202024 April 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Just off the Masaka to Kampala road lies Kyamuyimbwa, a town of 22,000. Imelda’s house sits along the main road, right in the mi......read more
Our statement on COVID-19 and SMC Posted on 22 April 20206 May 2020Approx reading time: 3 mins Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an essential health service that saves lives. This remains the case despite the COVID-19......read more