Hello Doctor and Nurses in the house. Please, I intend preventing malaria.
What anti-malria can I use for my three month old baby. Thanks for you swift response.

Plsssssss, take that child to a peadeatrician. Children from 0-4yrs are very delicate, things may be ok with them now and it may go wrong overnight. Don't do self medication or online treatment for ur precious child. My 2 cents.

Noloss:
Plsssssss, take that child to a peadeatrician. Children from 0-4yrs are very delicate, things may be ok with them now and it may go wrong overnight. Don't do self medication or online treatment for ur precious child. My 2 cents.

Thank you. I was going to say exact words.

I second the above opinion, trying to save money by avoiding a paediatrician is a foolhardy exercise in this matter.

Have you thought of the consequences of giving an inappropriate drug from non specialist advice or if the diagnosis was not actually malaria?

A child being raised in Africa needs prompt treatment of malaria not prevention. No drugs are actually licensed for use in children because no pharmaceutical country wants to be sued in the future.

Ask yourself how long are you going to give a child prevention treatment for? till they are 5?
A growing child does not need chemicals or drugs in their system for long periods of time unless absolutely necessary.

Discuss this matter with a specialist and start off with bite prevention measures such as mosquito nets, fumigation etc

sammieone:
Hello Doctor and Nurses in the house. Please, I intend preventing malaria.
What anti-malria can I use for my three month old baby. Thanks for you swift response.

OP, u wanto Prevent? Prevent want in a 3months old?
Don't bring issue where there's none oh. If u feel ur Baby is ill, kindly visit a paed.

naijafresh:
I second the above opinion, trying to save money by avoiding a paediatrician is a foolhardy exercise in this matter.

Have you thought of the consequences of giving an inappropriate drug from non specialist advice or if the diagnosis was not actually malaria?

A child being raised in Africa needs prompt treatment of malaria not prevention. No drugs are actually licensed for use in children because no pharmaceutical country wants to be sued in the future.

Ask yourself how long are you going to give a child prevention treatment for? till they are 5?
A growing child does not need chemicals or drugs in their system for long periods of time unless absolutely necessary.

Discuss this matter with a specialist and start off with bite prevention measures such as mosquito nets, fumigation etc

Thanks so much @ all. He is fine was just looking at preventive measure.
All advice and suggestion taken

You are welcome


WHO recommends the following package of interventions for the prevention and treatment of malaria in children:

use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs); in areas with highly seasonal transmission of the Sahel sub-region of Africa ie Northern Nigeria where the rainy season is shorter (approx 4 months), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) for children aged between 3 and 59 months;

in areas of moderate-to-high transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, intermittent preventive therapy for infants (IPTi), except in areas where WHO recommends administration of SMC;prompt diagnosis and effective treatment of malaria infections. This refers to most of Southern Nigeria. Intermittent ie 'start and stop' prevention is better than long term continuous treatment.

Now this advice is given for areas with high risk of malaria transmission like nigeria. The best approach is bite prevention. As for actual drugs and doses speak to a specialist, it is unethical to prescribe without a proper consultation and documentation of allergies, counselling on side effects and review of risk factors. Many antimalarials don't have paediatric formulations so it is easy to give a child an overdose hence the need for professional advice. Don't give your child medication because your neighbours says it works for his child.

If you take your child to the village during the holidays etc where you have no environmental control it is a good idea to give preventative treatment. Most people however fumigate and use mosquito nets in their usual residence which is good practice.


Your child will definitely get malaria at some stage, the above measures are designed to help the child develop a natural immunity. Malaria is the biggest killer of children under the age of 5 in Africa so don't be complacent. The risk of dying from malaria is reduced after the age of 5 though it still remains a threat.

Hope this helps

TrishaP:

Thank you. I was going to say exact words.

Uwc