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19 July 2023
In addition to the website, MAGICapp platform, and Malaria Toolkit mobile app, WHO has been sharing its malaria recommendations and other guidance through short, animated videos. Watch our latest videos on the response to malaria in urban areas, the spread of the Anopheles stephensi mosquito vector and recommendations on new types of insecticide-treated nets.
In October 2022, WHO convened a technical consultation of independent experts to review data from the Community Access to Rectal Artesunate for Malaria (CARAMAL) project and from other studies evaluating the deployment of pre-referral rectal artesunate (RAS) at the programmatic level. The outcomes of the review form the basis of this updated information note.
In response to high demand for the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, 12 countries in Africa will be given a total of 18 million doses of the vaccine over the period 2023–2025, according to a press release issued jointly by WHO, Gavi and UNICEF. The allocations were determined by applying the principles outlined in the WHO Framework for the allocation of limited malaria vaccine supply.
