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WHO approves second Malaria vaccine amid global cases surge

Dec 22, 2023, at 05:16 am

Geneva/IBNS: In light of the recent spike in malaria cases worldwide, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday approved the prequalification of the second malaria vaccine, known as R21/Matrix-M, to enable greater access to treatment.

Fight against Malaria: World Health Organization approves second vaccine for children

Oct 03, 2023, at 03:35 pm

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease.

More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine

Jul 07, 2023, at 06:25 pm

New York: Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Wednesday.

Ghana gives clearance to Oxford malaria vaccine

Apr 14, 2023, at 06:24 pm

The University of Oxford-developed and Serum Institute of India PvT Ltd (SIIPL)- manufactured and scaled up R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine, leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, has been licensed for use in Ghana by the country’s Food and Drugs Authority

Millions more children to benefit from world’s first malaria vaccine: UNICEF

Aug 17, 2022, at 04:09 pm

New York: The pharmaceutical company GSK has been awarded a contract to produce the world’s first malaria vaccine so that millions more children will be protected against the killer disease, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Tuesday.

Mosquirix: First malaria vaccine gets WHO's backing

Oct 09, 2021, at 05:11 am

Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation has endorsed the first-ever Malaria vaccine - Mosquirix - proven to have the capability of considerably reducing malaria, and fatal malaria, in studies conducted on young African children.

WHO endorses 'historic' malaria vaccine for at-risk children

Oct 08, 2021, at 05:35 pm

New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine, in what the UN health agency’s chief described on Wednesday as “an historic day” for the decades-long battle against the deadly disease.

Danish malaria vaccine passes test in humans: Study

Jan 11, 2019, at 07:11 pm

London, Jan 11 (IBNS): A vaccine against fatal pregnancy malaria shows promising results in the first tests in humans. The new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen has untraditionally taken a vaccine all the way from discovery of a mechanism through development and production to clinical trials in humans.