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This document includes a detailed schedule of Day one, two and three, of the Malaria in Pregnancy Technical meeting, which was held June 26-28, 2012.

This report summarizes the discussions, emerging themes and next steps from the meeting Malaria in Pregnancy: A Solvable Problem—Bringing the Maternal Health and Malaria Communities Together. At the request of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…

The devastating consequences of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in pregnancy (MiP) are well documented; these include higher rates of maternal anemia and low birth weight (LBW) babies in areas of stable ma laria transmission. In areas of unstable P.…

This is an updated WHO policy recommendation on treatment guidelines for malaria in pregnancy. The guidelines include how to administer IPTp with SP to pregnant women during antenatal care visits.

In this “Technical Guidance on the Prevention and Control of Malaria in Africa” answers are given to frequently asked technical questions about how best to prevent malaria infection, to treat malarial illness and to protect women during pregnancy.…

This publication is a strategic framework intended to provide guidance to policy-makers and National Programmes for the prevention and control of malaria in pregnant women, who remain the main adult target group in the WHO African Region. Strengthened…

In October 2012 the Gates Foundation awarded PATH and the World Health Organization (WHO) a one-year “Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy” grant to reduce adverse outcomes due to malaria in pregnancy by increasing IPTp and ITN uptake in selected countries…

This study followed a prospective cohort of pregnant women who had access to intensive malaria screening and prompt treatment to identify factors associated with increased risk of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) and to analyse how various characteristics of…

A cohort study was conducted to evaluate prospectively the susceptibility to malaria of post-partum women in an area where P.falciparum and P.vivax are prevalent. In an area of low seasonal malaria transmission on the Thai-Myanmar border pregnant women…

These Harmonizing Health Services briefing cards provide information on integrating AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria services across the reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) continuum of care. Integrating packages of care for…