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What is Malaria ?
Cameroon starts world-first malaria mass vaccine rollout
Cameroon launches RTS,S vaccine
Initial concerns and reassurance
Program expansion
23 January - By Paul Njie & Natasha Booty of BBC NEWS
Future prospects with a second vaccine
Malaria, a killer of children
what is Malaria ?
By 2021, 95% of global malaria cases 96% of malaria-related deaths.
Cameroon launches RTS,S vaccine
600,000 people die of malaria in Africa according WHO
Initial concerns and reassurance
infected with the Plasmodium parasite
80% = under the age of five
Program expansion
Future prospects with a second vaccine
Cameroon launches RTS,S vaccine
what is Malaria ?
requiring a total of 4 doses
90% protection
13% drop in deaths
Cameroon launches RTS,S vaccine
Initial concerns and reassurance
30 years of research by British manufacturer GSK
the first malaria vaccine to be approved by the WHO (World Health Organization)
Program expansion
Future prospects with a second vaccine
Initial concerns and reassurance
what is Malaria ?
the safety
fears and doubts
vaccine efficacy
Cameroon launches RTS,S vaccine
concerns about reluctance to vaccinate
Cameroonian government
Initial concerns and reassurance
organizing awareness campaigns
surveillance system to monitor vaccine safety
Program expansion
Daniele Ekoto, head of vaccination, insists that the vaccine is "safe, effective and free"
Future prospects with a second vaccine
Program expansion
what is Malaria ?
Twenty other countries, whose
Cameroon launches RTS,S vaccine
Burkina Faso
Niger
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Initial concerns and reassurance
- plan to roll out the program this year, according to the global vaccine alliance
- Demand for doses is high, but only about 18 million will be available before 2025, according to Gavi
Program expansion
Future prospects with a second vaccine
Future prospects with a second vaccine
what is Malaria ?
Oxford University's R21 vaccine to be deployed, considerably increasing the number of doses available
Cameroon launches RTS,S vaccine
Initial concerns and reassurance
100 million doses per year
Program expansion
subject to regulatory approvals following last year's WHO recommendation
Future prospects with a second vaccine
Serum Institute of India