{"id":9466,"date":"2025-07-28T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afcra-smo.org\/?p=9466"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:45:48","slug":"coartem-baby-paludisme-nouveau-nes-afrique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afcra-smo.org\/en\/coartem-baby-paludisme-nouveau-nes-afrique\/","title":{"rendered":"Coartem Baby: the first approved antimalarial treatment for newborns"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"afcra-post\">\n\n  <figure style=\"margin:0 0 32px 0;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" \n      data-src=\"https:\/\/afcra-smo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Paludisme-chez-nouveau-ne.png\" \n      alt=\"Coartem Baby \u2013 Premier traitement antipalud\u00e9en pour nouveau-n\u00e9s approuv\u00e9 \u2013 AFCRA SMO\"\n      style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 940\/788;width:100%; border-radius:10px;\"\n src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <div style=\"background:#C9A84C; border-radius:8px; padding:12px 20px; margin-bottom:32px; text-align:center;\">\n    <p style=\"margin:0; color:#fff; font-weight:700; font-size:1.05em;\">\n      \ud83d\udea8 BREAKING \u2014 July 8, 2025 \u2014 A world first in the fight against malaria in newborns\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>\n    This is historic. The <strong>Coartem Baby<\/strong> \u2014 first antimalarial treatment specifically designed for <strong>newborns and infants weighing less than 5 kg<\/strong> \u2014 was approved on July 8, 2025 by <strong>Swissmedic<\/strong>, the Swiss drug regulatory authority. A step forward that we proudly welcome from the African continent.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#1B3A6B; font-size:1.4em; margin-top:32px;\">Why this is crucial for Africa<\/h2>\n\n  <ul style=\"list-style:none; padding:0; margin:16px 0;\">\n    <li style=\"display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:12px; padding:14px 16px; background:#F8F9FC; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:10px; border-left:3px solid #C9A84C;\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C; font-size:1.2em;\">\ud83d\udcca<\/span>\n      <span style=\"color:#374151;\"><strong>76 %<\/strong> Malaria-related deaths affect children under 5 years old<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n    <li style=\"display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:12px; padding:14px 16px; background:#F8F9FC; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:10px; border-left:3px solid #C9A84C;\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C; font-size:1.2em;\">\ud83d\udcca<\/span>\n      <span style=\"color:#374151;\">In 2023, malaria caused <strong>597,000 deaths<\/strong> in the world, including <strong>95 % in Africa<\/strong><\/span>\n    <\/li>\n    <li style=\"display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:12px; padding:14px 16px; background:#F8F9FC; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:10px; border-left:3px solid #C9A84C;\">\n      <span style=\"color:#C9A84C; font-size:1.2em;\">\ud83d\udc8a<\/span>\n      <span style=\"color:#374151;\">Until now, infants weighing less than 5 kg <strong>had no suitable treatment<\/strong> \u2014 Coartem Baby fills this critical void<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#1B3A6B; font-size:1.4em; margin-top:40px;\">An exemplary inclusive South-North partnership<\/h2>\n\n  <p>\n    This medicine is the result of a partnership between <strong>Novartis<\/strong> And <strong>Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)<\/strong>, validated via the program <strong>MAGHP of Swissmedic<\/strong>, with <strong>8 African regulatory authorities<\/strong> involved from the evaluation phase \u2014 Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#1B3A6B; font-size:1.4em; margin-top:40px;\">A formulation designed for the most vulnerable<\/h2>\n\n  <ul style=\"list-style:none; padding:0; margin:16px 0;\">\n    <li style=\"display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:12px; padding:12px 16px; background:#F8F9FC; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:10px; border-left:3px solid #1B3A6B;\">\n      <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\ud83c\udf52<\/span>\n      <span style=\"color:#374151;\">Cherry flavor for easier administration<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n    <li style=\"display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:12px; padding:12px 16px; background:#F8F9FC; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:10px; border-left:3px solid #1B3A6B;\">\n      <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\ud83c\udf7c<\/span>\n      <span style=\"color:#374151;\">To be mixed with breast milk<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n    <li style=\"display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:12px; padding:12px 16px; background:#F8F9FC; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:10px; border-left:3px solid #1B3A6B;\">\n      <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\u2697\ufe0f<\/span>\n      <span style=\"color:#374151;\">Dosage designed for the fragile metabolisms of newborns<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#1B3A6B; font-size:1.4em; margin-top:40px;\">What the experts say<\/h2>\n\n  <blockquote style=\"border-left:4px solid #C9A84C; padding:16px 20px; color:#374151; font-style:italic; margin:16px 0 10px 0; background:#F8F9FC; border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n    \u00ab&quot;Malaria in very young children is too often underestimated. This treatment is a game changer.&quot;\u00bb\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n  <blockquote style=\"border-left:4px solid #C9A84C; padding:16px 20px; color:#374151; font-style:italic; margin:10px 0 24px 0; background:#F8F9FC; border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n    \u00ab&quot;This is the first time that the most vulnerable babies will have a safe and scientifically validated treatment.&quot;\u00bb\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#1B3A6B; font-size:1.4em; margin-top:40px;\">And now? Imminent access to Africa<\/h2>\n\n  <p>\n    The eight African authorities involved are expected to give their authorization within the <strong>90 days following Swiss approval<\/strong>, either <strong>before October 6, 2025<\/strong>. The objective: access to <strong>non-profit award<\/strong> in all endemic areas.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <blockquote style=\"border-left:4px solid #1B3A6B; padding:16px 20px; color:#374151; font-style:italic; margin:24px 0; background:#F8F9FC; border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n    At AFCRA SMO, we welcome this exemplary South-North collaboration and call for strengthening local pediatric clinical trial capacities so that innovation continues to emerge on the African continent.\n    <br\/><strong>\u2014 The AFCRA SMO Team<\/strong>\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:24px;\">\n    \ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"https:\/\/afcra-smo.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" \n    style=\"color:#1B3A6B; font-weight:700;\">www.afcra-smo.org<\/a>\n    &nbsp;&nbsp;| \ud83d\udce9 <a href=\"https:\/\/afcra-smo.org\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" \n    style=\"color:#1B3A6B; font-weight:700;\">Contact us<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:24px; font-size:0.9em; color:#6B7280;\">\n    <strong>Tags:<\/strong> #Paludisme | #CoartemBaby | #RechercheClinique | #SantenatureSant\u00e9Infantile | #Novartis | #AFCRA | #Malaria | #GlobalHealth\n  <\/p>\n\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#x1f6a8; 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