UNICEF secures agreement to cut malaria vaccine costs

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UNICEF secures agreement to cut malaria vaccine costs  The new agreement will significantly improve access to and affordability of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccines, helping to protect more children from one of the world's deadliest diseases, according to UNICEF.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/24/unicef-secures-agreement-to-cut-malaria-vaccine-costs  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, is now targeting to reduce the cause of malaria vaccine.

00:06The new agreement will make the R21 stroke matrix M malaria vaccine significantly more accessible and affordable,

00:13paving the way to protect more children from one of the world's dayliest diseases, according to UNICEF.

00:20The lower prices of the vaccine, at almost $3, is anticipated to take effect in approximately one year.

00:26The deal, backed by Gavi and executed by UNICEF, will generate over $90 million.

00:33This will in turn help in the production of 30 million additional doses,

00:38while targeting 7 million more children against malaria in the next five years.

00:43To date, over 40 million doses of malaria vaccines have been delivered through the Gavi malaria vaccination program

00:50and are now part of a routine immunization in 24 African countries

00:55that together represent more than 70% of the world's malaria burden.

00:59In 2023, there were an estimated 263 million malaria cases and 597,000 deaths globally.

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