Mass malaria treatment aims to protect kids and pregnant women

NCT ID NCT07358767

First seen Jan 23, 2026 · Last updated Jun 05, 2026 · Updated 15 times

Summary

This study tested a new approach to fight malaria: giving malaria medicine to everyone in a community, even if they feel fine. The goal was to remove the malaria parasite from the whole community, making it harder for mosquitoes to spread the disease. Over 3,300 people took part, including children and pregnant women, who are most at risk. Researchers tracked how many people had malaria and checked for side effects like stomach upset or dizziness.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Pokrom sub district

    Koforidua, Eastern Region, 233, Ghana

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

malaria Tooth, Impacted

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.