Malaria remains one of the leading killers of children in Africa. Yet, the majority of malaria deaths in many parts of West Africa occur in the annual rainy season, which lasts just a few months.
The World Health Organization is considering a recommendation to implement a new strategy called "seasonal malaria chemoprevention" (SMC), which used to be known as "intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children" (IPTc), in parts of Africa where malaria is seasonal. Read more








