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The WHO tasked the SADC Malaria E8 countries to eliminate malaria by 2030, yet the COVID-19 pandemic response disrupted health programmes.\nAim:\u00a0The review aims to map and synthesise the evidence on malaria control programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic in the SADC E8 countries to identify gaps, inform policy, enhance planning for future pandemics and promote the attainment of the SADC 2030 Malaria E8 goal.\nMethod:\u00a0The reviewers conducted this review using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology. The population, concept and context (PCC) guided inclusion and exclusion criteria. Information relevant to the review questions was extracted using data extraction tools.\nResults:\u00a0Of the 658 articles retrieved, only 7 met the inclusion criteria. Half of the publications were done in 2021, and nothing was published in 2020. The publishers were predominantly public health experts.\nConclusion:\u00a0There is limited research on the malaria programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Malaria E8 countries.\nContribution:\u00a0The review brings out the need for research on the topic, policies that promote the continuation of malaria programmes during a pandemic and the employment of coping strategies.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4102\/phcfm.v18i1.5110","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,19]],"date-time":"2026-02-19T05:46:13Z","timestamp":1771479973000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4102\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Implementation of malaria control programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Southern African Development Community Elimination 8 countries: A scoping review"],"prefix":"10.4102","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-2523-7633","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daphne","family":"Muzamhindo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04qzfn040","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of KwaZulu-Natal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1361-1495","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Geldine","family":"Chironda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Seed Global Health, Saint John of God University, Mzuzu, Malawi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4888-1973","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joyce Mahlako","family":"Tsoka-Gwegweni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04qzfn040","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of KwaZulu-Natal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2580","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Oyegoke OO, Maharaj L, Akoniyon OP, et al. 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