SAPOT Clinical Trial: Treatment in pregnancy to prevent malaria (Old ID 30066)

Menzies School of Health Research
Melanie Koinari
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

The project aims to provide the Papua New Guinea National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and WHO with evidence to determine whether monthly intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) plus dihydroartemsinin-piperaquine (DP) is a safe and efficacious alternative to the current strategy of IPTp with SP to control malaria infection in pregnant women and improve birth outcomes.

Date

01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023

Project Type

CONTRACT_RESEARCH

Keywords

Malaria;IPTP;Papua New Guinea;Pregnancy

Funding Body

Menzies School of Health Research

Amount

10000

Project Team

Stephan Karl