THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF MALARIA CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS IN PREGNANCY: A NARATIVE REVIEW
Danlami Wetkos Dayom*, Ehijie Enato and Samuel Benjamin Banwat
ABSTRACT
Malaria is an age-long parasitic disease which is preventable and treatable, but has defied all eradication efforts so
far in developing countries. Though it is still endemic in some ecological zones of the world, it has drastically
declined globally over the years and eliminated within the borders of United States of America and other
countries. This decline is owing to the sustained global efforts at its prevention and control. Most prevention and
control efforts are centered on pregnant women and children being the most susceptible population to malaria
infection and clinical disease. The integrated application of insecticide treated nets (ITNs), indoor residual sprays
(IRS), intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) and prompt case detection and management of clinical cases in the
last two decades have gone a long way in helping communities cope with disease. Efforts at improving the
performance of current prevention and control measures as well as new trends and innovations in malaria control
paint a picture of a brighter future in the fight against the disease. What is needed is a sustained political will at
funding current interventions, training of personnel and a robust research into new technologies in malaria
prevention and treatment and malaria disease will be a thing of the past. This paper reviews and showcases the
trends in malaria prevention and control in pregnancy.
Keywords: Challenges, Malaria prevention, pregnancy, review.
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