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Malaria in Pregnancy: Latest research, emerging issues,
promising interventions & programmatic experiences
from Burkina Faso & Tanzania
December 7, 2004
In Africa, 30 million women living in malaria-endemic areas become pregnant each year. For these women, malaria is a threat both to them and to their babies, with up to 200 000 newborn deaths each year as a result of malaria during pregnancy.
Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to malaria as pregnancy reduces a woman’s immunity to malaria, making her more susceptible to malaria infection and increasing the risk of illness, severe anaemia and death. For the unborn child, maternal malaria increases the risk of spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, premature delivery and low birth weight - a leading cause of infant mortality. (WHO http://www.who.int/features/2003/04b/en/)
Moderator: Judith Robb-McCord, Director, ACCESS Program
Presenters:
- Dr. Robert Newman, U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) ~ latest research about malaria in pregnancy, & emerging information on HIV and malaria during pregnancy
- Patricia Gomez, ACCESS Program Midwifery Specialist ~ promising safe motherhood interventions in preventing & managing malaria in pregnancy
- Rebecca Dineen, JHPIEGO Program Manager ~ MNH Program’s experiences in implementing program approaches in Burkina Faso & Tanzania
A Strategic Framework for Malaria Prevention and Control During Pregnancy in the African Region, WHO (2004)
www.cdc.gov/malaria/pdf/strategic_framework_mip_04.pdf
Roll Back Malaria Department, WHO
mosquito.who.int/malariacontrol
Malaria during Pregnancy Resource Package: Tools to Facilitate Policy Change and Implementation, MNH Program/JHPIEGO
Includes training materials, a ReproLearn tutorial, job aids, key article abstracts, case studies, a press kit, a communication strategy and safety of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine FAQ
www.mnh.jhpiego.org/resources/malarialrp.asp
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