Commentary

Intermittent presumptive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine: a counter perspective Francois Nosten1,2 * and Rose McGready1,2 Malaria continues to cause devastation during pregnancy. Unfortunately, there is still no clear strategy to effectively protect pregnant women and countless mothers living in malaria endemic countries are dying every year. The effec-tive prevention of malaria during pregnancy will take much more than the so-called “Global Call for Action ” for an intervention (IPTp-SP) that cannot succeed. A new and truly “global ” strategy is urgently needed. © 2015 Nosten and McGready. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licens