Mixed-method evaluation study of a targeted mass drug administration of long-acting anti-malarials among children aged 3 months to 15 years in the Bossangoa sub-prefecture, Ouham, Central African Republic, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Background In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) initiated three cycles of dihydroartemisin-piperaquine (DHA-PQ) mass drug administration (MDA) for children aged three months to 15 years within Bossangoa sub-prefecture, Central African Republic. Coverage, cli...

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Main Authors: Eve Robinson, Adelaide Ouabo, Letitia Rose, Felipe van Braak, Jorieke Vyncke, Roberto Wright, Nell Gray, Narcisse Simon Sakama, Emmanuel Joao Aboukar, Methode Mberyo Fierte, Daniel Woinzoukou, Linn Ewers, Christian Serpande, Susanne Stein, Elburg Van Boetzelaer, Odilon Auguste Kpahina, Sosthene Constant Sabe, Bhargavi Rao, Anna Kuehne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-04968-1