The first ever intervention for seasonal transmission of malaria among young children has helped reduce malaria cases in Turkana Central sub county by 70 percent.
The first round of the seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) was conducted in the sub county between June-October 2024 targeting children between 3 and 59 months.
The project was implemented in five cycles of therapeutic anti-malarial drug provision campaigns through door-to-door visits, fixed point, and integrated outreach to enhance coverage.
The key partners involved were the national malaria control program, the county government of Turkana, Catholic relief services, Moi University and Duke global health as the implementing partners of the three-year SMC pilot program.
