Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in Nigeria

This briefing note provides background to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Nigeria. SMC is the administration of a full course of antimalarial treatment combination during the malaria season to prevent illness and death from the disease.

This briefing note provides background to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in Nigeria. In March 2012, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a policy recommendation for a new intervention against Plasmodium falciparum malaria - SMC, previously referred to as intermittent preventive treatment in children (IPTc), in children under five years old. SMC is defined as the intermittent administration of a full course of antimalarial treatment combination during the malaria season to prevent illness and death from the disease.

Malaria Consortium has already started working with the Ministry of Health to roll out SMC in Katsina through its management of SuNMaP (the DFID-funded Support for the National Malaria Programme) and with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. SMC will be rolled out in additional states in the future. 

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Country: Nigeria

Keywords: Capacity development | Community delivery | Malaria | SMC