Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years.

Led by the Ministry of Health and with the support of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and Dalberg, Burundi has today introduced the lifesaving malaria vaccine into its routine immunization programme…

Under the leadership of the Ministry of Public Health and with the support of  Gavi, UNICEF, and the WHO, Burundi has just launched, on April 29, 2026, the vaccine against HPV, which causes cervical cancer.