Malaria vaccine
27 Mar
Federal Government has concluded plans to roll out the malaria vaccine this year, starting with Kebbi and Bayelsa, as pilot states before extending it to other parts of the country.
16 Oct 2023
• RBM partnership to end malaria warns single interventions not silver bullets • HEWAN kicks as jab hasn’t been tested in Nigeria with highest burden of disease Stakeholders in the fight to end malaria by 2030, led by Roll Back Malaria (RBM) partnership, have commended the World Health Organisation (WHO) for approving and recommending the…
12 Oct 2023
Stakeholders in the fight to end malaria by 2030, led by Roll Back Malaria (RBM) partnership, have commended the World Health Organisation (WHO) for approving and recommending the second ever malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M.
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Results of clinical studies published yesterday, showed that vaccine-drug combination reduced clinical malaria episodes, including cases of severe malaria and deaths from malaria in young children by nearly two-thirds...
6 Jul 2023
Despite having highest burden of the disease, Nigeria will not benefit from 18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025 by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Following successful pilots, 2023 will see countries start to prepare for rollout of the world’s first malaria mass vaccinations; however, long-term supply and affordability remain a challenge.
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