MIN/Sp/AU/CAMH3/6 Malaria Page 15 Fig 2. Trends in ITN use in children under 5 years of age in 19 countries. Rwanda (2000,2007) Gambia ,The (2000,2006) Sao Tome & Principe (2000,2006) Guinea-Bissau (2000,2006) Togo (2000,2006) Zambia (1999,2006) Malawi (2000,2006) Ghana (2003,2006) Benin (2001,2006) Tanzania (1999,2005) Central African Republic (2000,2006) Cameroon (2000,2006) Uganda (2000, 2006) Burkina Faso (2003,2006) Burundi (2000,2005) Senegal (2000,2005) Niger (2000,2006) Côte d'Ivoire (2000,2006) Sierre Leone (2000,2005) Kenya (2000,2003) Around 2000 Around 2005 % 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Source: Adapted from UNICEF & RBM (2007) Malaria & children progress in Intervention coverage. Additional data from unpublished MIS reports. 2.4.2 Intermittent Preventative Treatment of Malaria in pregnancy Intermittent Preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using at least 2 doses of SP is a safe and effective way for protecting both the mother and her unborn child from malaria. By the end of 2007, all the 35 countries where IPTp is recommended had adopted the policy but only 20 countries were implementing it country-wide and the rest on a limited scale. Coverage with IPT has remained low with most countries with recent data having coverage less than 10%. However, some countries like Zambia 61%, Status Report on Malaria in Africa 2008