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[https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/malaria-vaccine-implementation-programme by World Health Organization] | [https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/malaria-vaccine-implementation-programme by World Health Organization] | ||
Beginning in 2019, 3 sub-Saharan African countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi – led the introduction of the vaccine in selected areas of moderate-to-high malaria transmission as part of a large-scale pilot programme coordinated by WHO. The aim is to vaccinate about 360 000 children per year in the selected areas across the 3 countries. Vaccinations are being provided through each country’s routine immunization programme. | Beginning in 2019, 3 sub-Saharan African countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi – led the introduction of the vaccine in selected areas of moderate-to-high malaria transmission as part of a large-scale pilot programme coordinated by WHO. The aim is to vaccinate about 360 000 children per year in the selected areas across the 3 countries. Vaccinations are being provided through each country’s routine immunization programme. | ||
=====Malaria Vaccines: Turning a Scientific Triumph into Millions of Lives Saved===== | |||
[https://www.cgdev.org/blog/malaria-vaccines-turning-scientific-triumph-millions-lives-saved by CGD] | |||
After decades of research and development, two new malaria vaccines entered routine administration this year. This is a huge win for science, and potentially for humanity. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, projects that these vaccines will save 180,000 children’s lives by 2030. | |||
