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Africa: More African Countries to Receive Lifesaving Malaria Vaccine
UN News, 5 July 2023
Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health… Read more »
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Africa: 12 African Countries Get First-Ever Malaria Vaccine
Unicef, 5 July 2023
Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years. The roll out is a critical step… Read more »
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Africa: African Countries to Get 18 Million Doses of First-Ever Malaria Vaccine
Capital FM, 5 July 2023
Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years. The rollout is a critical step… Read more »
Dozen More Countries to Receive Life-saving Malaria Vaccine
Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced.
The RTS,S vaccine has been administered to more than 1.6 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi since 2019 and has been shown to be safe and effective.
It has resulted in a substantial reduction in severe malaria and a fall in child deaths.
The allocations have been determined through the application of the principles outlined in the Framework for allocation of limited malaria vaccine supply that prioritizes those doses to areas of highest need, where the risk of malaria illness and death among children are highest.
Since 2019, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been delivering the malaria vaccine through the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP), coordinated by WHO and funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and Unitaid.
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