23 Blog items related to 'Vaccines'
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True innovation is woven into reality, not imagined above it
At this year’s ASTMH meeting, Malaria Consortium joins global partners to explore how science, systems and community trust must align to turn breakthroughs into lasting impact in the fight against…
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Karamoja leads the way: Why integrated malaria prevention is Uganda’s smart move in the fight against malaria
Health leaders, district officials and implementing partners gathered in Moroto in May 2025 to align on integrating seasonal malaria chemoprevention with the new malaria vaccine.
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It takes a village to end malaria — and behavioural science can guide it
Malaria Consortium's Chief Executive James Tibenderana shares his thoughts on the need to harness behavioural science insights to reach malaria elimination.
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Paving the way for Uganda's malaria vaccine rollout
In October, the Ugandan Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Malaria Consortium, convened a sensitisation workshop in Moroto district to prepare the Karamoja region for the introduction of the…
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Eliminating cervical cancer is within grasp: Ensuring women and girls get the care they need
Hundreds of thousands of women die from cervical cancer every year in low- and middle-income countries — even though an extremely effective vaccine exists. Malaria Consortium is working to apply its…
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World Immunisation Week: Reflecting on achievements, innovating for the future
As World Immunization Week comes to a close, I am taking a moment to reflect on the remarkable progress made in global health thanks to vaccines. Since the launch of the Expanded Programme on…
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How can we achieve a malaria-free world?
This blog was written collaboratively by Shana Warren, Associate Director of Path-to-Scale Research & Research Scientist at Innovations for Poverty Action, a research and policy NGO, and…
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Re-evaluating approaches to malaria elimination in Africa: Prioritising partnerships for progress
With over 20 years’ experience in healthcare delivery, public health and operational research on communicable diseases in Africa and Asia, I recognise the inherent complexity of malaria. The disease…
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How can we leverage social and behaviour change to make malaria history?
As the team from Malaria Consortium interacted with over 130 delegates at the 2023 RBM Partnership to End Malaria Social and Behaviour Change Working Group meeting in Abidjan under the topic…
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Top reads of 2022
2022 was a busy year at Malaria Consortium! Thanks to our supporters, we were able to work with communities and governments across Africa and Asia to strengthen health systems, improve access to…
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We must do more to increase equitable access to essential health services
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 400 million people still lack access to one or more essential health services. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a goal adopted by the…
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Why we must increase access to lifesaving pneumonia interventions for children
As COP27 is underway this week in Sharm el-Sheikh, the world is reminded of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set by the United Nations, one of which is to catalyse action against climate…
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Vaccine hesitancy: a key consideration for successful uptake of malaria vaccine
Whilst the COVID-19 vaccine was developed in an unprecedented timeframe, it has taken combined efforts, spanning 30 years, for a malaria vaccine to reach the potential for wide-scale distribution. In…
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The 6th European Union - African Union Summit: A renewed partnership?
Last month, European and African Heads of State met for the 6th European Union and African Union Summit in Brussels, held two years later than originally planned due to the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Snapshot of 2021
The past year has dealt us a paradoxical mix of highs and lows. After decades of research and investment, the world rejoiced at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation that the…
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Our top five blogs of 2021
In spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, over the last 12 months we continued to deliver projects and, in some cases, significantly expand our work, ensuring communities were supported and…
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The United Nations General Assembly: One step forward, one step back?
The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) came to a close last week in New York. Attended by the majority of the world’s Heads of State and senior diplomats, the UNGA saw a range…
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World Mosquito Day 2021: #MosquitoChat recap
Each year on 20th August, organisations working to eliminate mosquito-borne diseases come together to mark World Mosquito Day, acknowledging the discovery of the link between malaria and the mosquito…
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The G7 health priorities must not overlook health inequalities and malaria burden
Last weekend, the G7 leaders met in Cornwall to discuss, amongst other priorities, how to ‘build back better’ from the COVID-19 pandemic. A landmark global health agreement was reached between the…
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Malaria Consortium and COVID-19: Prioritising public health
We have lived with the reality of COVID-19 as a global pandemic for over 12 months and it has been a year of intense public health efforts. As Malaria Consortium remains committed to disease burden…