Africa: Scientists Share Data From First WHO-Recommended Malaria Vaccine
[WHO] Virtual forum also features presentations on new vaccine candidates (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: Breakthrough Malaria Vaccine - Ndhiwa Community Speaks Out
[WHO-AFRO] A day before the historic October 6, WHO ground-breaking decision on next steps for malaria vaccine, a group of community, opinion leaders, elders and parents in Ndhiwa sub-county, Homa Bay, Kenya, sat together to reflect and review the previous two years. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 18, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: MoH Urges Vaccine Uptake to Reinvigorate Malaria Fight
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has called for enhanced uptake of the newly rolled out RTS, S/AS01 vaccine to bolster efforts to combat malaria among children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: Kenyan Doctor at Centre of Ground-Breaking Malaria Vaccine
[Nation] A top Kenyan scientist who participated in a ground-breaking medical research is confident of a malaria-free future after the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the first vaccine for children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Ending Malaria Needs to Focus On Poverty - Quick Fixes Won't Cut It
[The Conversation Africa] Globally more than 400,000 people die of malaria annually. Africa carries a disproportionate burden of the disease. In 2019, 94% of deaths and cases were recorded in the region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Anti Malaria Programme - Govt to Save U.S.$715,000 on Logistics, Data Collection
[This Day] Newly introduced electronic data collection system will save the federal government about N293,700,000 in logistics cost out of the N890 million budgeted for the implementation of the malaria Intervention programme this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Ned Nwoko Foundation to Join in Rollout of New Malaria Vaccine
[Premium Times] Ned Nwoko Foundation says it is excited by WHO's approval of the widespread use in countries of RTSS, the world's first malaria vaccine. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: My Journey With the Malaria Vaccine in Kenya
[WHO] About five years ago, I stepped into an exciting new role within Kenya's National Vaccines and Immunisation Program (NVIP). Among other things, I was charged with spearheading the introduction of new vaccines to help improve the health of our population. Barely a week into my new role, I was tasked with leading the pilot introduction of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine in Kenya. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Malaria Still Highest Cause of Under 5s, Maternal Deaths in Nigeria - Commissioner
[Vanguard] Dr Betta Edu, Cross River Commissioner for Health on says malaria remains the highest cause of under-fives and maternal mortality in Nigeria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 12, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Africa CDC Welcomes Historic Go-Ahead for Malaria Vaccine
[African Union] The African continent is making headway in the fight against malaria among young children. Being at the forefront in establishing, strengthening, and supporting member states in disease control and surveillance for priority diseases including HIV and AIDs, tuberculosis, malaria, COIVD-19, hepatitis, and non-communicable diseases in the region, the African Union (AU) through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed the World Health Organization's (WHO) historic go-ahea (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 11, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Tanzania: Kagera Region Record Impressive Performance Against Malaria
[Daily News] KAGERA Region recorded impressive performance against malaria through various interventions including providing vaccinations to children and distribution of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) to the people, it has been disclosed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 11, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Malaria Vaccine Drive to Begin Across Africa With WHO Support
[RFI] The World Health Organization has said the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, marking a major step forward in the fight against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 11, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: World Vision Pledges to Support Malawi Govt In Malaria Vaccination Drive
[Nyasa Times] One of the leading organisations in Malawi, World Vision International, has hailed the endorsement of Southern of the world's first malaria vaccine in Africa, calling it a "historic breakthrough." (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 10, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Namibia: Malaria Vaccine a 'Game-Changer'
[Namibian] FORMER health minister and current Malaria Elimination 8 ambassador Richard Kamwi says the green light from the World Health Organisation for the first malaria vaccine to be rolled out in countries battling the disease is 'a game-changer.' (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: Researchers Confident Population Will Embrace Malaria Vaccine
[VOA] Nairobi -- More than 260,000 African children under the age of five die from malaria each year, including more than 10,000 in Kenya, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's backing of a malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, for children in sub-Saharan Africa has raised hopes of preventing those deaths. The vaccine proved effective in a pilot program in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
