Impact of introducing RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine on mortality in young children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi: an observational evaluation of a cluster-randomised implementation programme

Victor Mwapasa, Kwaku Poku Asante, Paul Milligan, Samuel Akech, Abraham Oduro, Don P Mathanga, Ari Fogelson, Titus K Kwambai, Mary J Hamel, Atupele Kapito-Tembo, Thomas Gyan, Nelli Westercamp, Rafiq N A Okine, Kerryn A Moore, Eliane Pellaux-Furrer, Christopher C Stanley, Daniel Ansong, Simon Kariuki, Patricia Njuguna, Tisungane Mvalo, Paul Welaga, Lucas Otieno, Paul Snell, David Schellenberg, Alfred Chimala, Edwin A Afari, Philip Bejon, Kenneth Maleta, Tsiri Agbenyega, Robert W Snow, Madalitso Zulu, Eliezer Odei-Lartey, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Aaron M Samuels

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00248-5
Published: 2026-05
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s0140-6736-26-00248-5,
  title = {Impact of introducing RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine on mortality in young children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi: an observational evaluation of a cluster-randomised implementation programme},
  author = {Victor Mwapasa and Kwaku Poku Asante and Paul Milligan and Samuel Akech and Abraham Oduro and Don P Mathanga and Ari Fogelson and Titus K Kwambai and Mary J Hamel and Atupele Kapito-Tembo and Thomas Gyan and Nelli Westercamp and Rafiq N A Okine and Kerryn A Moore and Eliane Pellaux-Furrer and Christopher C Stanley and Daniel Ansong and Simon Kariuki and Patricia Njuguna and Tisungane Mvalo and Paul Welaga and Lucas Otieno and Paul Snell and David Schellenberg and Alfred Chimala and Edwin A Afari and Philip Bejon and Kenneth Maleta and Tsiri Agbenyega and Robert W Snow and Madalitso Zulu and Eliezer Odei-Lartey and Jobiba Chinkhumba and Aaron M Samuels},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet},
  doi = {10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00248-5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00248-5}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Impact of introducing RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine on mortality in young children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi: an observational evaluation of a cluster-randomised implementation programme
AU  - Victor Mwapasa
AU  - Kwaku Poku Asante
AU  - Paul Milligan
AU  - Samuel Akech
AU  - Abraham Oduro
AU  - Don P Mathanga
AU  - Ari Fogelson
AU  - Titus K Kwambai
AU  - Mary J Hamel
AU  - Atupele Kapito-Tembo
AU  - Thomas Gyan
AU  - Nelli Westercamp
AU  - Rafiq N A Okine
AU  - Kerryn A Moore
AU  - Eliane Pellaux-Furrer
AU  - Christopher C Stanley
AU  - Daniel Ansong
AU  - Simon Kariuki
AU  - Patricia Njuguna
AU  - Tisungane Mvalo
AU  - Paul Welaga
AU  - Lucas Otieno
AU  - Paul Snell
AU  - David Schellenberg
AU  - Alfred Chimala
AU  - Edwin A Afari
AU  - Philip Bejon
AU  - Kenneth Maleta
AU  - Tsiri Agbenyega
AU  - Robert W Snow
AU  - Madalitso Zulu
AU  - Eliezer Odei-Lartey
AU  - Jobiba Chinkhumba
AU  - Aaron M Samuels
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet
DO  - 10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00248-5
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APA

Mwapasa, V., Asante, K. P., Milligan, P., Akech, S., Oduro, A., Mathanga, D. P., Fogelson, A., Kwambai, T. K., Hamel, M. J., Kapito-Tembo, A., Gyan, T., Westercamp, N., Okine, R. N. A., Moore, K. A., Pellaux-Furrer, E., Stanley, C. C., Ansong, D., Kariuki, S., Njuguna, P., Mvalo, T., Welaga, P., Otieno, L., Snell, P., Schellenberg, D., Chimala, A., Afari, E. A., Bejon, P., Maleta, K., Agbenyega, T., Snow, R. W., Zulu, M., Odei-Lartey, E., Chinkhumba, J., & Samuels, A. M. (2026). Impact of introducing RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine on mortality in young children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi: an observational evaluation of a cluster-randomised implementation programme. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00248-5

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