Vaccine Needed as Malaria Resistance Builds

Scientists have presented the results of a clinical trial on a malaria vaccine which shows promising results, as the parasite becomes increasingly resistant to existing drugs.

A young child is given a malaria rapid test at a hospital in Bossangoa, Central African Republic.

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