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It becomes the first nation in the world to roll out a universal anti-malaria jab for infants. Source link
Prof Sir Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute in Oxford where R21 was developed, said: “The vaccine is easily deployable, cost effective and affordable, ready...
Scientists have found a strain of bacteria which they believe could prevent spread of the disease. Source link
Belize is the second country in Central America to eradicate malaria in the past five years. Source link
Ghana first to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine A keenly-watched malaria vaccine from Oxford University has secured its first approval in Ghana as the African country ramps...
The vaccine – R21 – was up to 80% effective in early-stage clinical trials. Source link
RTS,S jab will be given to five to 17-month-olds across the southern African nation. Source link
Malaria spreads fast through flood-hit Pakistan The death toll from malaria and other water-borne diseases rises in flood-ravaged regions of Pakistan, as officials appeal for more...
It has taken more than a century to develop effective vaccines as the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquitoes, is spectacularly complex and elusive. It...
Following the announcement about the first malaria vaccine, we look at some of the key questions. Source link