Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in central Mozambique

PROBLEM: New WHO strategies for control of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) recommend intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp), bednet use and improved case management. APPROACH: A pilot MiP programme in Mozambique was designed to determine requirements for scale-up. LOCAL SETTING: The Ministry of Health...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Main Authors: Paula E Brentlinger, Martinho Dgedge, Maria Ana Chadreque Correia, Ana Judith Blanco Rojas, Francisco Saúte, Kenneth H Gimbel-Sherr, Benjamin A Stubbs, Mary Anne Mercer, Stephen Gloyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2007-11-01
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862007001100014&lng=en&tlng=en