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Barriers to uptake and implementation of malaria chemoprevention in school-aged children: a stakeholder engagement meeting report

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Malaria is a leading cause of death in school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, and non-fatal chronic malaria infections are associated with anaemia, school absence and decreased learning, preventing children from reaching their full potential. Malaria chemoprevention has led to substantial reductions in malaria in younger children in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2022, the WHO updated its recommendations for chemoprevention to older, school-aged children where epidemiologically indicated. To date, there has been limited uptake of these policies which include both extending the age of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in seasonal transmission settings and providing intermittent preventive treatment to school-aged children in perennial transmission settings. In April 2024, a stakeholder meeting was convened in Kigali, Rwanda, to analyse barriers to implementation of malaria chemoprevention targeting school-aged children. Key evidence gaps were identified and needs for coordination and advocacy were highlighted.

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Morlino, C., Byrne, I., Achan, J., Baraka, V., Barry, A., Bousema, T., Camara, A., Chacky, F., Chico, R., Clarke, S., Collins, K., Dagnon, S., Diallo, O., Doumbia, S., Gerardin, J., Hein, D., Lusasi, A., Maiteki‐Sebuguzi, C., Makenga, G., Mokuolu, O., Mwenyango, I., Nabakooza, J., Ogbulafor, N., Penny, M., Sadou, A., Staedke, S., Tchouatieu, A., Tiono, A., Touré, M., Geertruyden, J., Hulle, S., Worrall, E., Yaro, J., Drakeley, C., Cohee, L. (2025). Barriers to uptake and implementation of malaria chemoprevention in school-aged children: a stakeholder engagement meeting report. https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2025.1480907

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Colette Morlino Isabel Byrne Jane Achan Vito Baraka Aïssata Barry Teun Bousema Alioune Camara Frank Chacky R Matthew Chico Siân E. Clarke Katharine A. Collins Seynude Jean-Fortune Dagnon Ousmane oumou Diallo Seydou Doumbia Jaline Gerardin Denise Hein Abdallah Lusasi Catherine Maiteki‐Sebuguzi Geofrey Makenga Olugbenga A. Mokuolu Irene Mwenyango Jane Nabakooza Nnenna Ogbulafor Melissa A. Penny Aboubacar Sadou Sarah G. Staedke André-Marie Tchouatieu Alfred B. Tiono Mahamoudou Touré Jean‐Pierre Van Geertruyden Suzanne Van Hulle Eve Worrall Jean-Baptiste Yaro Chris Drakeley Lauren M. Cohee

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