A report by the world's leading international health organizations released on the occasion of the WHO Global Vaccine Research Forum in Bangkok today calls for joint action to accelerate the development and licensing of a highly effective malaria vaccine. The Malaria Vaccine Technology Roadmap, a new global strategy, aims for this vaccine by 2025 and identifies 11 priorities in research, development, capacity, policy and commercialization to reach the goal. A malaria vaccine is an urgent need, given the 300 to 500 million cases and more than 1 million deaths each year. While scientists have recently shown that it is possible to develop a malaria vaccine, additional resources are required for research and development.

Link to WHO note for press on MVTR

Malaria Vaccine Technology Roadmap