Burkina Faso malaria campaign targets 5.5 million children
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Burkina 24
The fourth and final phase of Burkina Faso’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign is targeting around 5.5 million children. During a visit to Laye, the secretary-general of the Ministry of Health, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, said the operation mainly concerns children aged 3 to 59 months and extends to 5- to 9-year-olds in the Nazinon region, according to Burkina 24.
The fourth and final phase of the seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign is targeting 5.5 million children in Burkina Faso. A delegation from the Ministry of Health, led by its secretary-general, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, monitored its progress on Friday 16 October 2026 in Laye, in the Boussé health district, according to Burkina 24.
The visit aimed to verify the implementation of this phase and encourage the agents deployed in the field. Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo was acting on behalf of the Minister of Health, Robert Lucien Kargougou, reports Burkina 24.
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