In a nutshell Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) involves giving children monthly courses of antimalarial medicines during the high malaria season (in places where malaria is seasonal). We estimate that it costs approximately $2,000 to $7,000 (depending on the location) to avert a death in areas where GiveWell supports SMC. We think SMC is cost-effective because we think:| GiveWell
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