Benefits and safety of Iron supplementation with Malaria chemoprevention to children in Malawi (IRMA) – a randomized controlled trial

Project Details

Benefits and safety of Iron supplementation with MAlaria chemoprevention to children in Malawi (IRMA) is a National Health and Medical Research Council-Funded Research Project Grant that aims to test whether iron is made safe by co-administering malaria prevention, and whether these interventions improve child health outcomes especially cognitive development, while ensuring malaria resistance does not emerge.

Project Duration

2018–2023

Researchers

• A/Prof Natalie Carvalho (Project Lead)
• A/Prof Angela Devine
• Patrick Abraham
• Edifofon Akpan

Funding

NHRMC