Malaria Treatment Dose by Weight: ACTs (WHO 2026)
Gives the WHO 2026 weight-band dose of an ACT for uncomplicated falciparum malaria.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- ACT: al, asaq, asmq, assp, dhappq
- Artemether + lumefantrine
- Weight in kg
- 18
Result: Artemether + lumefantrine for 18 kg (WHO band 15 to under 25 kg): 40 mg artemether + 240 mg lumefantrine per dose
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What you enter
- ACT: al, asaq, asmq, assp, dhappq (aspy has no WHO table)
- Weight in kg
How this is calculated
Citation
World Health Organization. WHO guidelines for malaria, 10 September 2026. Geneva: WHO; 2026. doi:10.2471/B09879. Section 5.2.1, ACT dose tables pp. 175-178, and 5.2.1.4.2 (infants under 5 kg). Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.