The Global Health eLearning Center is pleased to offer this course on Malaria in Pregnancy. Learners taking this course will receive an overview of both the science and the programming associated with prevention and control of malaria in pregnancy (MIP).

This course covers topics such as:

Photo Credit: Bill Brieger. Pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic in Nigeria are at risk from malaria.

  • The impact of malaria on pregnancy and the newborn, including the problem of malaria-HIV co-infection

  • Three major interventions for malaria control during pregnancy, including prevention and case management of malaria illness
     
  • Ways that partnerships for malaria intervention at national, district, and community levels can address health systems issues

  • Lessons learned from MIP programs in the field
     
  • Problems that are frequently encountered when implementing MIP programs in the field and match them with practical solutions that can be applied in the field 

 

For additional information, see also the Antenatal Care eLearning course, the Malaria in Pregnancy session, and the Malaria eLearning course, the Malaria During Pregnancy session.