Webinar: Introduction of the RTS,S malaria vaccine

Webinar: Introduction of the RTS,S malaria vaccine

Overview

February 2022   

“This workshop was an important forum for sharing the successes and challenges encountered during the implementation of the RTS,s vaccine in the pilot countries, as well as defining the way forward for its development and use.”
Professor Oumar Gaye

Professor Oumar Gaye

Webinar objectives

  • To provide up to date information on the vaccine efficacy and safety as well as joint implementation of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention and RTS,s vaccine.
  • To foster exchanges between countries that have piloted the introduction of the RTS,S malaria vaccine in routine child. immunization services and countries that have not yet done so to better understand practical implementation challenges. 
  • To discuss availability plans of RTS,S for the coming years.

Webinar documents

Report     [English]   [French]

Presentations:

RTS,S evidence, including efficacy, safety, feasibility and impact – speaker: Dr Mary HAMEL (WHO MVIP, IVB)   [English]   [French]

Efficacy and safety of combining the seasonal use of RTS,S malaria vaccine and Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) – speaker: Professor Alassane DICKO (MRTC, Mali)  [English]  [French]

Lessons learned in terms of practical experience from pilot introduction of the RTS,S malaria vaccine in routine child immunization programmes:

  • In Kenya – speaker: Dr George GITHUKA (NMCP, Kenya) / Dr Rose JALANG’O (NVIP, Kenya)  [English]  [French]
  • In Ghana – speaker: Dr Kwame AMPONSA-ACHEANO (EPI, Ghana)  [English]   [French]  
  • In Malawi – speaker: Mr John SANDE (NMCP, Malawi) / Mr Mtenje (EPI, Malawi)   [English]  [French]

Facilitators and barriers for differential uptake of RTS,S Doses 0-4: Evidence from child caregiver cohort from Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi – speaker: Dr Jessica PRICE (PATH)  [English]  [French]

Next steps for the malaria vaccine for broader deployment – speaker: Dr Mgaywa MAGAFU (MVIP, AFRO)  [English]

Related links

Workshop: Implementation strategies for delivering the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in countries with seasonal transmission

Workshop: Implementation strategies for delivering the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in countries with seasonal transmission

Université de Thiès, Senegal
Workshop on implementation strategies for the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in settings with seasonal malaria
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Overview

January 2023