Which Malaria Treatment in Pregnancy? (WHO 2026)
Names the antimalarial WHO recommends in pregnancy, by trimester, severity and species.
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Example
- Trimester
- First trimester
- Severity
- Uncomplicated
- Species
- P. falciparum (or mixed, or species not known)
Result: Uncomplicated falciparum malaria in the first trimester: artemether + lumefantrine, WHO's first-trimester choice since 2022.
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What you enter
- Trimester
- Severity
- Species
How this is calculated
Citation
World Health Organization. WHO guidelines for malaria, 10 September 2026. doi:10.2471/B09879. Sections 5.2.1 (p. 171), 5.2.1.4.1 (pp. 182-183), 5.2.1.5 (pp. 193-194), 5.2.1.7 (pp. 205, 211-212) and 5.2.2. Read the source ↗
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