“This is a historic moment. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control,” said WHO director general, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus inGhebreyesus, who began his career as a malaria researcher, said that the vaccine “changes the course of public health history”.
of the vaccine follows the results from an ongoing pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, which has been running since 2019. The programme reached more than 800 000 children. Trials to further develop the vaccine continue, because the first vaccine shows a limited efficacy, reducing the threat to life in 39% of malaria cases, and 29% of severe malaria cases. However, Ghebreyesus noted the vaccine will be used “in addition to existing tools” to prevent malaria and increase its efficacy.
The vaccine, designed in Africa by African scientists, will be globally available, but its value in sub-Saharan Africa will be immense. , the WHO regional director for Africa, welcomed the vaccine: “For centuries, malaria has stalked sub-Saharan Africa, causing immense personal suffering. We have long hoped for an effective malaria vaccine and now, for the first time ever, we have such a vaccine recommended for widespread use.
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