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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.
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A Ghanaian doctor’s perspective on COVID-19 vaccine inequity
Pre-COVID-19, Ghana’s health system was overburdened. The virus has made everything harder, and vaccine inequity has made it harder still.
Bringing routine immunisation back into focus in Ghana
Community health nurses in Ghana are on a mission to reverse the decline in routine immunisation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new study suggests the RTS,S malaria vaccine alone is as effective as preventive antimalarials; together they could save thousands of lives.
COVAX vaccines take to the air by drone
Ghana is not only the first country to receive a shipment of COVAX vaccines, but it will be the first to broaden its reach by delivering them by drone. The new partnership with Zipline and UPS Foundation will see 2.5 million doses delivered this…
COVID-19 through the lens of a Ghanaian photographer
While the pandemic forced everyone else indoors, a Ghanaian photographer took to the streets to document Accra on lockdown.
Discoveries from vaccine implementation
In episode 8 of the Global Health Matters podcast, we spoke to Professor Margaret Gyapong of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ghana and Dr Lee Hampton of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. These experts shared their views on how…
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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.
Gavi Board approves funding to support malaria vaccine roll-out in sub-Saharan Africa
A new malaria vaccination programme will support Gavi-eligible countries to implement a new tool in the fight against malaria in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022-2025, including vaccine introduction, procurement and delivery
Gavi, Unitaid and the Global Fund welcome WHO recommendation for world’s first malaria vaccine
WHO recommendation for wider use of the RTS,S malaria vaccine is largely based on data gathered during malaria vaccine pilots which took place in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi
Ghana launches HPV vaccine to protect over 2 million girls and combat cervical cancer
Ghana Health Services, in partnership with Gavi, the WHO, and UNICEF, today launched the country’s first nationwide HPV vaccination campaign.
UK-donated COVID-19 vaccine doses reach African countries
The first AstraZeneca doses donated to COVAX by the United Kingdom (UK) will soon arrive in Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda, with Zambia and DRC set to be the first to receive these UK-donated vaccines…
