{"id":64550,"date":"2026-03-30T13:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/?post_type=plusproject-posts&#038;p=64550"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:44:31","slug":"perennial-malaria-chemoprevention-pmc-compass-as-a-decision-resource-to-maximize-impact","status":"publish","type":"plusproject-posts","link":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/plusproject-posts\/perennial-malaria-chemoprevention-pmc-compass-as-a-decision-resource-to-maximize-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention (PMC) Compass as a Decision Resource to Maximize Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PMC Compass is a free,&nbsp;web-based decision-support tool designed to help public health&nbsp;and national malaria control&nbsp;programme managers, researchers,&nbsp;policymakers&nbsp;and funders&nbsp;evaluate and prioritise delivery options for Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention&nbsp;with&nbsp;Sulphadoxine&nbsp;Pyrimethamine&nbsp;(PMC-SP). It models health outcomes and cost-effectiveness across a range of delivery schedules and geographic settings, enabling&nbsp;cost-effectiveness-informed decisions about where and how to implement PMC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click here to go to the PMC Compass: <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc-compass.shinyapps.io\/pmc_compass\/\">pmc-compass.shinyapps.io\/pmc_compass\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The PMC Compass user manual can be found as PDF in the additional resources below<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PMC-SP\u00a0is a\u00a0chemoprevention\u00a0strategy that delivers\u00a0the\u00a0antimalarial treatment\u00a0to young,\u00a0at-risk\u00a0children 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\u00a0on the frequency of resistance markers\u00a0alongside health and economic modelling.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key capabilities<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rank\u00a0PMC delivery options\u00a0by upper-administrative unit within a country\u00a0by cost-effectiveness\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visualise\u00a0health impact through interactive maps, graphs, and tables\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Model custom user-inputted delivery schedules by specifying number of doses and timings, and estimated coverages by dose\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore:\u00a0\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Economic assumptions, cost data, and country-specific cost-effectiveness thresholds\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SP resistance data (dhps\u00a0haplotype frequencies) and its effect on drug efficacy\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download results for offline use\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who is this tool for?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>National malaria programme managers considering PMC roll-out or expansion\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Policymakers and donors seeking evidence to guide investment decisions\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important note on&nbsp;results<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PMC Compass is currently in beta testing. Results&nbsp;are pending further validation and&nbsp;should be interpreted with this in mind. The tool&nbsp;will be&nbsp;updated&nbsp;periodically as newer and better estimates on SP efficacy become available following clinical trial results.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional resources: PMC Compass User Manual<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/media.psi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30144123\/PMC_Compass_User_Manual-2.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Incorpora\u00e7\u00e3o de PMC_Compass_User_Manual.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5a377354-12c6-4e62-8136-66f20ff417c8\" href=\"https:\/\/media.psi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30144123\/PMC_Compass_User_Manual-2.pdf\">PMC_Compass_User_Manual<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/media.psi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30144123\/PMC_Compass_User_Manual-2.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5a377354-12c6-4e62-8136-66f20ff417c8\">Download<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","plusproject-country":[2516,2517,2518,2520,2521,2519,2522],"plusproject-language":[2287],"plusproject-resource-type":[2524],"plusproject-post-type":[2513,2514],"class_list":["post-64550","plusproject-posts","type-plusproject-posts","status-publish","hentry","plusproject-country-benin","plusproject-country-cameroon","plusproject-country-cote-divoire","plusproject-country-drc","plusproject-country-ghana","plusproject-country-mozambique","plusproject-country-zambia","plusproject-language-english","plusproject-resource-type-tool","plusproject-post-type-article","plusproject-post-type-resource"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plusproject-posts\/64550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plusproject-posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plusproject-posts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plusproject-country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plusproject-country?post=64550"},{"taxonomy":"plusproject-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plusproject-language?post=64550"},{"taxonomy":"plusproject-resource-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plusproject-resource-type?post=64550"},{"taxonomy":"plusproject-post-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plusproject-post-type?post=64550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}