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Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme: Philanthropy report 2025

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Resources: Annual review

This report summarises achievements and challenges in areas where Malaria Consortium used philanthropic funding for seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in 2025.

Malaria Consortium is a leading implementer of  SMC, a highly effective community-based intervention to prevent malaria infections in young children in areas of seasonal malaria transmission.

The report outlines the rationale for SMC as a malaria prevention strategy and how the intervention is continuously improved and scaled. It highlights Malaria Consortium’s role as an SMC implementing partner, working closely with national malaria programmes to deliver high-quality campaigns. 

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