First malaria vaccine to be tested in Africa next year according to : KVIA

"Combined with existing malaria interventions, such a vaccine would have the potential to save tens of thousands of lives in Africa." "The prospect of a malaria vaccine is great news. Tom Ervin/Getty Images(CNN) - The World Health Organization announced Monday that it has the go-ahead to try the first malaria vaccine in the field in real-world settings next year. The hope is that if the vaccine works, it would become a part of the regular vaccine schedule for children in areas with high potential for malaria. Among the potential malaria vaccines, it is the furthest along.




Developed through a public-private partnership, RTS,S malaria vaccine has been recommended by a scientific panel appointed by the WHO to gauge its efficacy. She said the UN Health agency has mobilized funds to support implementation of the initial phase of the malaria vaccine pilot program that covers 2017-2020. Kenya's cabinet secretary for health, Cleopa Mailu, hailed the launch of a malaria vaccine, saying it will accelerate progress toward elimination of the disease. He said the initial pilot program of the RTS,S malaria vaccine will target 700,000 African children. (Xinhua/Daniel Edyegu)NAIROBI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a new malaria vaccine called RTS,S that will be piloted in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi next year to gauge its efficacy and safety.

3 African countries chosen to test 1st malaria vaccine

Three African countries have been chosen to test the world's first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization announced Monday. Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East also have malaria cases. The malaria vaccine has been developed by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, and the $49 million for the first phase of the pilot is being funded by the global vaccine alliance GAVI, UNITAID and Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Kenya, Ghana and Malawi were chosen for the vaccine pilot because all have strong prevention and vaccination programs but continue to have high numbers of malaria cases, WHO said. Sub-Saharan Africa is hardest hit by the disease, with about 90 percent of the world's cases in 2015.


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