PMC Compass is a free, web-based decision-support tool designed to help public health and national malaria control programme managers, researchers, policymakers and funders evaluate and prioritise delivery options for Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention with Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (PMC-SP). It models health outcomes and cost-effectiveness across a range of delivery schedules and geographic settings, enabling cost-effectiveness-informed decisions about where and how to implement PMC.
Click here to go to the PMC Compass: pmc-compass.shinyapps.io/pmc_compass/
The PMC Compass user manual can be found as PDF in the additional resources below.
PMC-SP is a chemoprevention strategy that delivers the antimalarial treatment to young, at-risk children at regular intervals throughout the year, co-delivered with routine immunisation (EPI) contacts. Because SP efficacy depends on local drug-resistance, PMC Compass integrates molecular surveillance data on the frequency of resistance markers alongside health and economic modelling.
Key capabilities
- Rank PMC delivery options by upper-administrative unit within a country by cost-effectiveness
- Visualise health impact through interactive maps, graphs, and tables
- Model custom user-inputted delivery schedules by specifying number of doses and timings, and estimated coverages by dose
- Explore:
- Economic assumptions, cost data, and country-specific cost-effectiveness thresholds
- SP resistance data (dhps haplotype frequencies) and its effect on drug efficacy
- Download results for offline use
Who is this tool for?
- National malaria programme managers considering PMC roll-out or expansion
- Policymakers and donors seeking evidence to guide investment decisions
Important note on results
PMC Compass is currently in beta testing. Results are pending further validation and should be interpreted with this in mind. The tool will be updated periodically as newer and better estimates on SP efficacy become available following clinical trial results.
Additional resources: PMC Compass User Manual