Since April 2023, conflict in Sudan has led to the displacement of many Sudanese citizens. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees projects that 590,000 people will migrate to South Sudan, where malaria represents a significant public health problem. To prevent malaria in refugee children, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) was implemented in Wedwil refugee camp, located in Aweil West, South Sudan. The camp currently hosts an estimated 10,000 refugees, 400 of whom are children 3–59 months and are therefore eligible to receive SMC. This study documents lessons learnt from implementing SMC for refugees in Wedwil refugee camp.
This poster was presented at the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Society's 8th Pan-African Malaria Conference.
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