Deployment of the Malaria Vaccine: Togo in the Starting Blocks

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Monday, 25 August 2025 13:12

Deployment of the Malaria Vaccine: Togo in the Starting Blocks

(Togo First) - Togo is set to introduce the malaria vaccine into its public health system, becoming the 21st African country to do so. President Faure Gnassingbé discussed this plan last week in Yokohama, Japan, with Sania Nishtar, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Vaccines (Gavi), at the 9th TICAD conference.

Gavi will back Togo’s rollout by funding the purchase, transportation, and storage of malaria vaccine doses. It will also train the health workers who will administer the vaccine. Officials haven’t yet disclosed the total cost of this support.

Fidèle à sa vision d’une diplomatie proactive au service du bien-être des populations, le Président du Conseil, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, a accordé une audience ce 21 août 2025 à Yokohama au Japon à une délégation de l’Alliance mondiale pour les vaccins et la vaccination… pic.twitter.com/byaDcAmpHc
— Présidence du Conseil du Togo (@presidencecstg) August 22, 2025

This move will strengthen Togo’s existing fight against malaria, which already includes the regular distribution of insecticide-treated nets. Health authorities expect to distribute nearly 530,000 long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) free to the population in 2025.

Gavi’s director applauded Togo’s vaccination efforts, noting the country’s coverage exceeds 90% for basic childhood vaccines. She said this step “supports the progress made by Togo in vaccination.”

Malaria remains a leading cause of death in Africa, especially among young children. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report recorded 249 million malaria cases worldwide in 2022, with over 94% occurring in sub-Saharan Africa.

Since 2024, several African countries have started malaria vaccine programs, including Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Benin, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, South Sudan, Mozambique, the Central African Republic, Niger, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Nigeria, and Burundi.

Esaie Edoh

REFORMS OVERVIEW

STARTING A BUSINESS (more info)

At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….

ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years... .

CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info)

Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

TRADING ACROSS BORDERS (more info)

In comparison to previous years,Togo has significantly improved its ranking under the“Trading across borders” indicator by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

In comparison to previous years, Togo has significantly improved its ranking on the “Trading across borders” index by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitalization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

After moving from the 133rd to 127th place under the 2020 Doing Business’ construction permit index, Togo intends to reiterate this feat in the coming edition of the global ranking. To this end, it has introduced this year multiple reforms.

GETTING ELECTRICITY (more info)

Over the past two years, Togo’s ranking under the Doing Business’ Getting electricity and water indicator has increased consistently. Owing this performance to multiple reforms aimed at making it easier for businesses to access power and water, Lomé plans to introduce even more reforms this year to keep up its improvements.

REGISTERING A PROPERTY (more info)

Out of all the 'Doing Business’ indicators, Property Registration is where Togo has improved the most since 2018. Indeed, after spending years in the lowest part of this ranking, the country now seeks to beat Rwanda which is the best performer on this index in Africa. To do so, Lomé has been introducing many reforms, with the latest batch implemented this year.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (more info)

From professionalization to digitization, through legislative regulations, Togo’s public procurement framework is constantly being modernized. Several reforms have been implemented to improve the sector much to the benefit of the private sector, which is the focus of the National Development Plan.

PAYING TAXES AND DUTIES (more info)

To improve its business environment, Togo introduced some important reforms related to the payment of tax and duties. From the replacement of some taxes to the cancellation of others through exemptions, the country has only one objective: offer the most attractive tax framework to investors and economic operators. To achieve this, the authorities relied on digitization.