Malaria control programmes
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Effective interventions exist to break this cycle, like insecticide treated bednets (ITN) and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy (IPTp). In recent years, increased attention to and funding for malaria control has resulted in a significant improvement in the coverage of malaria interventions, particularly for children. Further reduction of the burden of malaria and malaria-related problems, especially in pregnancy, requires strong linkages between malaria control programmes and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) programmes as well as better communication between homes and health facilities. MNCH services offer the best mechanism through which malaria prevention and control interventions can have a significant impact on newborn health. The question remains, however, as to how these programmes can collaborate most effectively to save more lives, not only from malaria and its effects, but from other causes, too. Malaria control programmes
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