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
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
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
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
Lessons from Ouagadougou: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in urban contexts Posted on 21 April 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Since 2013, Malaria Consortium has been a leader in implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in the Sahel. In Burkina F......read more
From the field: ‘We have witnessed a drastic reduction in cases of malaria’ Posted on 16 April 202016 April 2020Approx reading time: 2 mins Yamel is a rural community in the Dutsi local government area (LGA) in Nigeria. It has a population of 32,515, predominantly farme......read more
Q&A with Rilwanu Mohammed, SMC Project Manager in Sokoto, Nigeria Posted on 19 December 201927 January 2020Approx reading time: 4 mins We interviewed Rilwanu Mohammed, one of Malaria Consortium’s Project Managers on our seasonal malaria chemoprevention progra......read more