#malaria
Today is a great day for health, a great day for science, and a great day for vaccines: World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending a second vaccine to prevent #malaria in children at risk of the disease, called R21/Matrix-M. Demand for the RTS,S vaccine far exceeds supply, so the R21 vaccine is a vital additional tool to protect more children faster, and to bring us closer to our vision of a malaria-free world #EndMalaria
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus277,566 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce
18 million doses of first-ever #malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025:
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus204,738 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce
#Malaria elimination is complex -- it demands unyielding political commitment and close collaboration across sectors, countries and partners. I thank the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance for uniting 22 countries to #EndMalaria in the region by 2030.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus43,239 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce
Anopheles stephensi is a species of mosquito that can carry #malaria. The sooner public health officials detect it, the sooner they can control it. Thanks to a test created by CDC experts & Public Health Entomology for All (PHEFA) interns, they can now detect it in 30 minutes.
CDC38,087 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce
“We’re interested in red blood cell invasion because, if you can stop it, then you can stop disease progression” 🎥Watch Melissa Hart & @R0bMoon discuss new Nature Communications research & how #malaria parasites wear blood cells “like a little snug burrito” LSHTM_malaria🩸🦟
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine21,395 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce
