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WHO Prequalifies First Antimalarial for Infants Under 5 kg

4/25/2026

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WHO approved artemether-lumefantrine for infants under five kilograms, the first antimalarial safe for that age, on April 25 before World Malaria Day.
Prequalification lets countries buy the drug and targets a gap for about 30 million infants born each year in malaria-endemic regions.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the drug, together with vaccines, diagnostics and next-generation nets, helps turn the tide against malaria.

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WHO approved artemether-lumefantrine for infants under five kilograms, the first antimalarial safe for that age, on April 25 before World Malaria Day.
Prequalification lets countries buy the drug and targets a gap for about 30 million infants born each year in malaria-endemic regions.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the drug, together with vaccines, diagnostics and next-generation nets, helps turn the tide against malaria.