title: Global Call to Action to scale-up coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: seminar report.
abstract: In 2014, a global 'Call to Action' seminar for the scale-up of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy was held during the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. This report summarizes the presentations and main discussion points from the meeting.
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, Jhpiego, Baltimore, USA. Koki.Agarwal@jhpiego.org.
authors.forename: Koki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. alonsop@who.int.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.affiliation: Department of Disease Control, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London, UK. Matthew.Chico@lshtm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: R Matthew
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Chico
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, Jhpiego, Baltimore, USA. Jane.Coleman@jhpiego.org.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK. Stephanie.Dellicour@lstmed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dellicour
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK. Jenny.Hill@lstmed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Access & Product Management, Medicine for Malaria Venture, Geneva, Switzerland. majeresm@mmv.org.
authors.forename: Maud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majeres-Lugand
authors.affiliation: RMNCH and HSS Technical Advice & Partnerships Department, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Vernier-Geneva, Switzerland. Viviana.Mangiaterra@theglobalfund.org.
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mangiaterra
authors.affiliation: ISGlobal, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. menendez@clinic.ub.es.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Menendez
authors.affiliation: Maternal Health Task Force, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA. kmitchel@hsph.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, Jhpiego, Baltimore, USA. Elaine.Roman@jhpiego.org.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.affiliation: ISGlobal, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. elisa.sicuri@cresib.cat.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sicuri
authors.affiliation: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Department of Community Health, School of Medical Sciences, Kumasi, Ghana. ktagbor@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tagbor
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK. Anna.vanEijk@lstmed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: van Eijk
authors.affiliation: Department of Disease Control, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London, UK. Jayne.Webster@lshtm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jayne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014330:Tropical Medicine
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials