January 9, 2023
Tools for Field Staff›Best Practices
11 Success Factors for Digital Malaria Campaigns
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has successfully partnered with national government health agencies in several countries to improve the efficiency, quality, and coverage of...More
January 9, 2023
Research›Journal article
Evaluation of the protective efficacy of a spatial repellent to reduce malaria incidence in children in Mali compared to placebo
Spatial repellents, which are used to prevent mosquito bites, have not been evaluated for their effectiveness in reducing mosquito-borne diseases in Africa. However, they have the...More
January 9, 2023
Research›Journal article
Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention at scale in west and central Africa: an observational study
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) aims to prevent malaria in children during the high malaria transmission season. The Achieving Catalytic Expansion of SMC in the Sahel (...More
December 16, 2022
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
La Chimioprévention du paludisme saisonnier a permis d’éviter près de 6 millions de cas de paludisme dans le Sahel
En 2012, l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a recommandé l’introduction de la Chimioprévention du paludisme saisonnier (CPS)* dans les zones à forte transmission...More
December 16, 2022
Research›Journal article
Redoubling Efforts to Sustain Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
According to WHO's world malaria report, 627 000 lives were lost to malaria in 2020; two in three were children younger than 5 years, and 90% were in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria...More
December 16, 2022
Research›Journal article
Introducing field digital data collection systems into seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaigns opportunities for robust evidence development and national e- health strategies
In 2020, Benin has implemented a digitalized mass distribution campaign of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in the particular context of COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes the...More
December 16, 2022
Research›Journal article
Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) treatments when SMC is implemented at scale
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) has shown high protective efficacy against clinical malaria and severe malaria in a series of clinical trials. We evaluated the...More
December 15, 2022
Research›Journal article
Digitalized mass distribution campaign of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in the particular context of Covid-19 pandemic in Benin
In 2020, Benin has implemented a digitalized mass distribution campaign of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in the particular context of COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes the...More
April 18, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Best Practices
CRS' Global Malaria Programs
This handout describes CRS’ malaria work, including an overview of our programming and the countries where we work.More
February 19, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Best Practices
Civil Society Organization Platforms Contribute to National Immunization Programs
Civil society and civil society organizations (CSOs) are a key partner in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. They play a crucial role in helping to ensure that every child is immunized...More
