Malaria

Updated content in: 23/04/2024

Accelerate the fight against malaria for a more equitable world

On World Malaria Day, let’s “Accelerate the fight against malaria for a more equitable world” through:

  • Ending discrimination and stigma
  • Engaging communities in health decision-making
  • Bringing health care close to where people live and work through primary health care
  • Addressing factors that increase malaria risk
  • Including malaria control interventions in universal health coverage. (WHO)
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Vaccines against malaria

Since October 2021, WHO has recommended broad use of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine among children living in regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. The vaccine has been shown to significantly reduce malaria, and deadly severe malaria, among young children. In October 2023, WHO recommended a second safe and effective malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M. (WHO)

 

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