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World's First Malaria Vaccine Approved By WHO

"This is a historic moment. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control," said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a statement. "Using this vaccine on top of existing tools to prevent malaria could save tens of thousands of young lives each year."

StoriesGuest UserOctober 7, 2021malaria vaccine, malaria

How china eradicated malaria

The WHO has certified 100 countries or territories as malaria-free, but only 40 of those eliminated the disease through specific public health measures; the rest are places “where malaria never existed or disappeared without specific measures.”

Guest UserJuly 8, 2021china, malaria, malaria updates, WHO, malaria vaccineComment