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Cote d'Ivoire Launches Nationwide Malaria Vaccination Campaign for Children
Cote d'Ivoire Launches Nationwide Malaria Vaccination Campaign for Children
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Cote d'Ivoire Launches Nationwide Malaria Vaccination Campaign for Children 16.07.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Cote d'Ivoire Launches Nationwide Malaria Vaccination Campaign for ChildrenThe 10-day campaign aims to vaccinate nearly 420,000 children aged 6 to 23 months against malaria across its 115 health districts.Describing it as "a key step toward a malaria-free Cote d'Ivoire by 2030," Health Minister Pierre N'gou Dimba highlighted the urgency, noting "an alarming incidence rate of 920 cases per 1,000 children" and growing insecticide resistance, which has surged from 25% to 80%.In 2024 alone, 4.43 million malaria cases were reported, making it "one of the major public health challenges" in the country.The launch also marked the official scale-up of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine into the national Expanded Program on Immunization—a major stride in the fight against malaria.
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Cote d'Ivoire Launches Nationwide Malaria Vaccination Campaign for Children
The 10-day campaign aims to vaccinate nearly 420,000 children aged 6 to 23 months against malaria across its 115 health districts.
Describing it as "a key step toward a malaria-free Cote d'Ivoire by 2030," Health Minister Pierre N'gou Dimba highlighted the urgency, noting "an alarming incidence rate of 920 cases per 1,000 children" and growing insecticide resistance, which has surged from 25% to 80%.
In 2024 alone, 4.43 million malaria cases were reported, making it "one of the major public health challenges" in the country.
The launch also marked the official scale-up of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine into the national Expanded Program on Immunization—a major stride in the fight against malaria.
