Thread by @WHO

Congratulations, #Kenya 🇰🇪, for joining Ghana and Malawi – to launch the world’s first #malaria vaccine today! bit.ly/2kkJ4bS

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@WHOAFRO @PATHtweets @gavi @GlobalFund @UNITAID The #malaria vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be available to children from 6 months of age in selected areas in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi in a phased pilot introduction bit.ly/2kkJ4bS

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30 years in the making, RTS,S is the first, and to date the only, vaccine that has demonstrated it can significantly reduce #malaria in children bit.ly/2kkJ4bS

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The RTS,S vaccine is one of many #malaria control tools:
-Routine use of insecticide-treated bed nets
-Indoor spraying with insecticide
-Testing and treatment

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Financing for the #malaria vaccine pilot programme has been mobilized with support from @gavi, @GlobalFund and @UNITAID
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