Republic of Korea grants USD 10 million to MMV-led consortium to protect children from malaria in the Sahel
Republic of Korea grants USD 10 million to MMV-led consortium to protect children from malaria in the Sahel
SMC IMPACT aims to expand use of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in five African countries.
28 Jan 2021
The Republic of Korea, through its Global Disease Eradication Fund, has awarded USD 10 million in funding to the MMV-led SMC IMPACT project that will explore the expansion of WHO-recommended seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) for children in five countries in the Sahel region of Africa. In two key countries, the project will also train healthcare workers to administer a new artemisinin combination therapy (ACT), pyronaridine-artesunate (Pyramax