Context:
As per Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), nearly 12 countries in Africa would receive 18 million doses of malaria vaccine (Mosquirix) over the next two years.
About GAVI:
- An international organization as a global vaccine alliance created in 2000.
- Aim – To save lives and protect people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.
- Core Partners – WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- GAVI Board –
- Responsible for strategic direction and policy-making
- Oversees the operations of the Vaccine Alliance
- Monitors programme implementation
About Malaria Vaccine (RTS,S/AS01):
- Trade name: Mosquirix
- World’s 1st Malaria Vaccine.
- First and only vaccine to show partial protection in young children.
- It is an injectable vaccine targeting P. falciparum.
- It is made up of proteins found on the surface of the Plasmodium falciparum parasites (PFP).
- Protects against infection of the liver with the Hepatitis B virus.
Malaria:
- Mosquito borne blood disease
- Caused by – 6 Plasmodium parasites
- Regions – Tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, South America, Asia.
- Spread through – Infected female Anopheles mosquitoes
Source: Hindustan Times
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims]
- Hepatitis B virus is transmitted much like HIV.
- Hepatitis B. unlike Hepatitis C, does not have a vaccine.
- Globally, the number of people infected with Hepatitis B and C viruses arc several times more than those infected with HIV.
- Some of those infected with Hepatitis B and C viruses do not show the symptoms for many years.
