Malaria Morbidity in Pregnant Women in Cameroon
The high morbidity of malaria among pregnant women - around 203 cases per 1,000 inhabitants in Cameroon - is a public health problem in that it is associated with risk factors for both maternal and newborn mortality. Nearly a quarter of pregnant women have been affected by malaria in the last three years. Both programmatic and surveillance data show that 50% of pregnant women receive three doses of Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTg), one of the two key strategies for preventing malaria in pregnancy.