This BugBitten blog post discusses plans from WHO, GAVI and UNICEF to distribute 18 million first doses of the malaria vaccine RTS, S/AS01 to 12 countries in Africa between 2023 and 2025.
Image by Mirko Sajkov from PixabayAlmost half the world’s population is at risk from malaria each year, and in 2021 malaria was responsible for over 600,000 deaths, making it one of the most deadly diseases we face. Most cases of malaria and fatalities are seen in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2021, half a million children under 5 in Africa were killed by malaria.
RTS,S/AS01 is a vaccine targeting Plasmodium falciparum and was developed in collaboration with Glaxo Smithkline and PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative . It went into Phase III trials in 2012, and a pilot to provide vaccines to children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi began in 2019. In the last four years, 4.5 million doses of the vaccine were administered and of these 1.5 million were given to children. Therefore 18 million doses in the next few years is a significant step up.
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