"The importance of vaccines for protecting health cannot be underestimated.
New findings on the RTS,S #malaria vaccine, generated through the WHO Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme, confirm that one in eight child deaths were averted among those eligible to receive the vaccine in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi from 2019 to 2023.
WHO recommended malaria vaccines are now available in 25 countries in Africa, and wider impact is expected.
But funding constraints continue to limit the abilities of many countries to scale up to meet national vaccination targets.
Equitable access and increased and sustained financing of immunization programmes are needed to protect children and save lives"-@DrTedros