Gates Medical Research Institute

@GatesMRI

Helping the lives of people with the greatest need by combining breakthrough science and cutting-edge product development. #globalhealth

Cambridge, MA gatesmri.org Joined July 2017

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Gates Medical Research Institute @GatesMRI Jul 31, 2025

We must address challenges like vaccine adherence and strain variation to create more effective malaria interventions.

Read more on recent perspectives in the clinical development of malaria vaccines in @Nature: nature.com/articles/s4146…

www.nature.com Recent perspectives in clinical development of malaria vaccines Nature Communications - Malaria vaccine research has progressed significantly, with RTS,S/AS01 and R21/Matrix-M receiving WHO endorsement in 2021 / 2023. These vaccines show promise, but challenges...

Gates Medical Research Institute @GatesMRI Jul 22, 2025

Earlier this year, Uganda became the 19th country in Africa to adopt a malaria vaccine, marking the largest malaria vaccine roll-out to date. the-star.co.ke/health/2025-04…

www.the-star.co.ke Uganda launches largest malaria vaccination campaign to date It adopted the R21 vaccine, which has not been introduced in Kenya's routine immunisation.

Gates Medical Research Institute @GatesMRI Jul 10, 2025

A recent study presented at @ESCMID revealed that more than 3 million children, particularly in Southeast Asia and Africa, died from antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections in 2022.

Read more about the threat here: gavi.org/vaccineswork/m…

www.gavi.org More than 3 million children died from antimicrobial resistant infections in 2022 New data highlights the urgent need to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in children, as drugs of last resort are increasingly used to treat them.

Gates Medical Research Institute @GatesMRI Jul 2, 2025

New genetic studies suggest that distinct strains of malaria exist in different areas of Africa, making some intervention tactics less effective.

Major challenges remain in recruiting enough scientists with the expertise to help track these strains. gavi.org/vaccineswork/q…

www.gavi.org Q&A: Unlocking the malaria parasite’s genetic code The genetic diversity of the malaria parasite could hold the key to malaria treatment and research in Africa.

Gates Medical Research Institute @GatesMRI Jun 13, 2025

There is an urgent need to tackle rising rates of TB across the globe. In 2023, 8.2M people were diagnosed with TB. If proven well tolerated and efficacious, the M72/AS01E vaccine candidate could be the first new TB vaccine in 100 years.