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To mark #WorldChildrensDay, the Population Services International Cote d'Ivoire team planned an outreach event in Abengourou, Seguela District, to register eligible children for PMC and to administer the #malaria prevention medicine to those who had not yet received or were overdue. These community outreach events are a valuable opportunity to raise awareness about PMC and encourage adherence to the administration schedule. During yesterday's event, the regional sub-prefect presented a prize to one mother for adhering to the PMC calendar to keep her child healthy!

"Out of the 35 million children that need [PMC], we have less than 10% coverage and that's really a concern for equity." Dr Dorothy Achu, World Health Organization African Region, shared this important message as she moderated the Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention (PMC) Community of Practice symposium at American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) this weekend. ??? watch our video below with opening reflections from Dr. Achu and a summary of each presentation! We were thrilled to bring together leaders across the PMC community to share their lessons implementing this intervention and efforts towards scaling as appropriate to increase the reach of #malaria prevention care in their countries. Thank you to speakers Ntadom Godwin, Jean Okitawutshu, Charlotte Eddis (and symposium organizer), Dr. Achu, Augustin E Fombah, and Junior VOUNDI VOUNDI (and co-host)! And thank you to the 130+ attendees that joined us! CREC | FinisTech Consultores | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | GiveWell | Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London | Malaria Consortium | PATH | Plus Project | Unitaid | University of Kinshasa | World Health Organization

On #WorldChildrensDay, we call attention to the equity gap in chemoprevention services for children across #malaria transmission settings. While seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a proven effective and valuable prevention activity, it does not reach children in settings where transmission is year-round, or perennial. World Health Organization has recommended perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC) since 2022 for children belonging to age groups at high risk of severe malaria in areas of moderate to high perennial malaria transmission to reduce the disease burden. Learn more about what the Unitaid Plus Project is doing to expand the reach of malaria chemoprevention services for children: https://lnkd.in/gXuJ_2sJ Population Services International | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London | SMC Alliance | Medicines for Malaria Venture

Happening this morning! Join the PMC Community of Practice symposium alongside American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) ?? 8:00am Central ?? Room 391, New Orleans Ernest Morial Convention Center We're thrilled to have Dr. Dorothy Achu, Team Lead for Tropical and Vector-Born Diseases at World Health Organization African Region co-host the session with Dr. Junior VOUNDI VOUNDI, Cameroon national #malaria program representative, and Population Services International's Charlotte Eddis, director of the Unitaid Plus Project. We'll hear directly from national malaria program representatives about their experience implementing PMC. Topics and more information below: ?? Pioneering PMC in Sierra Leone ?? Interim Findings from the Plus Project Evaluations in Benin, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, and Mozambique ?? Acceptability of PMC by Caregivers and Health Workers: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo ?? PMC-Effect Study: Data Management, Reporting and Results from the First Year of Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention Implementation in Osun state, Nigeria ?? Rolling out PMC and the Malaria Vaccine Concomitantly: Experience from Soa in Cameroon #TropMed24 #IAmTropMed

#TropMed24 Another great day in the poster hall! Our teams enjoyed sharing research about the impact on Vitamin A supplement uptake with the addition of PMC doses through the EPI schedule in Cameroon, the process of our PCPI studies in Cameroon and Zambia, and measuring client experience of care for PMC in Benin to turn learnings into actionable results to improve service delivery. Thank you to everyone who passed by! American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London | University of South Florida | Paul Bouanchaud

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the PMC Community of Practice symposium at American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) tomorrow morning (11/16)! ?? 8:00am Central ?? Room 391, New Orleans Ernest Morial Convention Center We're thrilled to have Dr. Dorothy Achu, Team Lead for Tropical and Vector-Born Diseases at World Health Organization African Region, co-host the session with Cameroon NMP representative Junior VOUNDI VOUNDI and Unitaid Plus Project Director Charlotte Eddis. We'll hear directly from national malaria program representatives about their experience implementing PMC. Topics and more information below: ?? Pioneering PMC in Sierra Leone ?? Interim Findings from the Plus Project Evaluations in Benin, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, and Mozambique ?? Acceptability of PMC by Caregivers and Health Workers: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo ?? PMC-Effect Study: Data Management, Reporting and Results from the First Year of Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention Implementation in Osun state, Nigeria ?? Rolling out PMC and the Malaria Vaccine Concomitantly: Experience from Soa in Cameroon #TropMed24 #IAmTropMed

Come find us in the #TropMed24 poster hall today! We'll be sharing a wide range of our research including insights from several of our study evaluations to measuring client experience of care for PMC in Benin. We'd love to talk with you and exchange learnings! American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London

Thank you to National Malaria Program leads from Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, and Sierra Leone for representing the PMC Community of Practice! Each shared their experiences co-implementing perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC) and the #malaria vaccine, integrating these interventions into existing health platforms to increase the reach of prevention services, lessons learned in the process, and the road ahead to improve preventive coverage. #TropMed24 #IAmTropMed

The PMC Community of Practice hosted a full room to discuss co-administration of perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC) and the #malaria vaccine. National Malaria Program representatives from Benin, Cameroon, C?te d’Ivoire, and Sierra Leone shared their experiences implementing both interventions and the health platforms leveraged to align services where appropriate, lessons learned in this process, and the road ahead to increase preventive coverage. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) | Plus Project | Medicines for Malaria Venture #TropMed24 #IAmTropMed