The use of artemether‐lumefantrine by febrile children following national implementation of a revised drug policy in Kenya

Objectives  To examine access to, timing and use of artemisinin‐based combination therapy among rural Kenyan febrile children before and following the introduction of artemether‐lumefantrine (AL) as first‐line antimalarial drug policy.

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