Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>United Nations Children\u2019s Fund has secured 18 million doses of malaria vaccines worth up to $170 million for the immunization of millions of children.<\/p>\n\u201cUNICEF has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK with a value of up to USD 170 million. The landmark award will lead to 18 million doses of RTS, S\/AS01 (RTS, S) being available over the next three years, potentially saving thousands of lives every year,\u201d the UN body Gambia office said in a statement.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, in 2020 nearly half a million children died from malaria in Africa alone, a rate of one child death per minute. \u201cThis vaccine rollout gives a clear message to malaria vaccine developers to continue their work because malaria vaccines are needed and wanted,\u201d said Etleva Kadilli, Director of UNICEF\u2019s Supply Division.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope this is just the beginning. Continued innovation is needed to develop new and next-generation vaccines to increase available supply, and enable a healthier vaccine market. This is a giant step forward in our collective efforts to save children\u2019s lives and reduce the burden of malaria as part of wider malaria prevention and control programs.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to WHO data, more than 30 countries have areas with moderate to high malaria transmission, where the vaccine could provide added protection against malaria to over 25 million children each year once the supply scales up.<\/p>\n
The RTS S malaria vaccine is the result of 35 years of research and development and is the first-ever vaccine against a parasitic disease. The vaccine acts against Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly malaria parasite globally and the most prevalent in Africa.<\/p>\n
In 2019, pilot routine vaccine use was launched in three countries \u2013 Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi \u2013 as part of the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme coordinated by WHO. The experience and evidence generated by the pilots informed WHO\u2019s recommendation in October 2021 for widespread use of the first malaria vaccine in countries with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. Soon after, in December 2021, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance\u2019s decision to provide funding for malaria vaccine programmes in eligible countries opened the pathway for broader roll-out of the vaccine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe recently opened the first application window for Gavi support in rolling out the malaria vaccine,\u201d said Dr. Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. \u201cThanks to UNICEF\u2019s procurement work, we now have more certainty on supply and can move a step further towards getting this life-saving vaccine to the people who need it the most. As manufacturing ramps up over time, we hope that increasing volumes will also lead to more sustainable, lower prices.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLives are at stake, every day. WHO welcomes the progress to secure supply and timely access to vaccines so that more countries can begin to introduce this additional malaria prevention tool as rapidly as possible,\u201d said Dr. Kate O\u2019Brien, WHO Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals.\u201d Given the initial limited supply, it is crucial that children living in areas where the risk of disease and need is highest are prioritized first.\u201d<\/p>\n
This award is the culmination of 18 months of intensive preparation and consultation with industry and partners. As the largest buyer of vaccines in the world, UNICEF accelerated action to conclude procurement negotiations, to ensure there are no delays in securing available supplies of the malaria vaccine to help protect vulnerable children.<\/p>\n
Demand for the malaria vaccine is expected to be high among affected countries. As with any new vaccine, supply will be limited at first and will increase over time as manufacturing capacity ramps up to the level required. As volumes increase, costs per dose should decrease. Plans are already underway to boost production, including through technology transfer, so that every child at risk will one day have the opportunity to be immunized against this killer disease.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must not lose sight of the need to accelerate access to this and future malaria vaccines, and to make the necessary investments in malaria control and immunization services, as well as in research and development,\u201d said Dr. Ashley Birkett, Global Head of Malaria Vaccines and Biologics at PATH. \u201cEffective malaria and immunization programs are both key to the successful delivery of a malaria vaccine and contribute to stronger health systems overall.\u201d<\/p>\n
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