Setting Up the Strategic Initiative for the Acceleration of Malaria Vaccine Introduction and Rollout Across Africa (AMVIRA)

Malaria continues to cause unacceptably high levels of illness and deaths, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite progress made in the implementation of disease control measures, the disease remains the leading cause of deaths in children under five years of age in Africa. It is estimated that, globally, one child dies of malaria every minute.