| No images? Click here   Thursday, 18 January 2024 MEDIA ADVISORYStart of routine malaria vaccinations in AfricaVirtual Briefing set 12:30-13:30 CET, Friday 19 January 2024 INFORMATION IS STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 06:00 CET, MONDAY, 22 JANUARY 2024 Following a successful pilot programme, the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccines will soon be administered through routine immunisation programmes across Africa, beginning with Cameroon on Monday, 22 January 2024. This press briefing will provide information on this historic milestone, including updates on the scale of the roll out in 2024, plans to introduce a second approved vaccine later this year and how countries are preparing for widespread immunisation. Speakers from Africa CDC, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, Value Health Africa and the World Health Organization will be in attendance. Speakers, in order of appearance:
· Kate O’Brien, Director, Department of immunization, vaccines and biologicals, World Health Organization
LOGISTICS · Please RSVP your attendance to media@gavi.org by Friday 19 January 09:00 CET, latest. · Journalists who wish to send questions in advance, can email media@gavi.org · When logging in, please make sure your Name + Outlet are clearly visible · For any follow-ups and access to a recording after the briefing, contact the Gavi media team (media@gavi.org) DIAL-IN DETAILS https://gavi-org.zoom.us/j/91747290363?pwd=cXBndUx6ZEh6YjZraU5pZlZoQjNWQT09 Passcode: 076678 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES · CONTENT LIBRARY with photos, videos, b-roll from malaria pilot countries, and interviews with experts, is available here https://media.gavi.org/?c=1923733&k=9e5596b28b - and will be updated with additional interviews and content from the introduction in Cameroon on Monday. · FIRST MALARIA VACCINE SHIPMENTS (Nov 2023): Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria: https://www.gavi.org/news/media-room/shipments-african-countries-broad-vaccination-against-malaria · FIRST MALARIA VACCINE ALLOCATIONS (July 2023): 18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF: https://www.gavi.org/news/media-room/18-million-doses-first-ever-malaria-vaccine-allocated-12-african-countries-2023 · MALARIA VACCINE SUPPLY ROADMAP (April 2023): Gavi outlines plans to build sustainable supply of malaria vaccines: https://www.gavi.org/news/media-room/gavi-outlines-plans-build-sustainable-supply-malaria-vaccines · WHO Q&A ON MALARIA VACCINES (RTS,S and R21): Malaria vaccines (RTS,S and R21) (who.int) · VIDEOS OF MALARIA VACCINE IMPACT with first-person stories and quotes o English: High impact results in Africa from the world’s first malaria vaccine (youtube.com) · PHOTO STORY (mothers and health workers): Health workers: key to the success of the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (who.int)
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