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Malaria continues to be a major health problem in many parts of the world. Across the Sahel sub-region of Africa, most childhood malaria mortality and morbidity occurs during the rainy season, which is generally short. The provision of effective malaria treatment at intervals during this period has been shown to prevent illness and death from malaria among children.  Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) is a complete treatment course of amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (AQ+SP) given at monthly i

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine in children: A field guide