Africa: Breakthrough Malaria Vaccine Offers to Reinvigorate the Fight Against the Disease

[The Conversation Africa] The World Health Organization has announced a historic move: it has recommended the widespread use of the first ever malaria vaccine. The recommendation is based on the results of an ongoing pilot programme in Malawi, Ghana and Kenya. Malaria is a huge global health challenge, around 409,000 people died of malaria in 2019 alone. The WHO African region carries significant proportion of the malaria burden - 94% of all malaria cases and deaths occurred in the region. Children younger than five are the most vu
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news