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Malawi: Malawi Reduces Malaria Deaths By 50 Percent
Nyasa Times, 1 December 2022
Officials from the ministry of health say Malawi has cut malaria deaths by 50 percent from 23 deaths per 100,000 population in 2016 to 12 deaths per 100,000 in 2021. Read more »
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Malawi: WHO, Malawi Roll Out Children's Malaria Vaccine
VOA, 30 November 2022
Malawi and the World Health Organization are rolling out a new malaria vaccine for young children that backers say will reduce deaths from the mosquito-borne disease. Read more »
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Malawi: Govt to Roll Out Malaria Vaccine
Nyasa Times, 23 November 2022
Malawi's Malaria Control Programme has disclosed that it will officially roll out malaria vaccine to the remaining areas of the targeted districts on November 29 in Mchinji… Read more »
Malawi Rolls Out Malaria Vaccine for Children Under Five Years
Malawi has begun vaccinating children as part of a world-first, large-scale campaign against malaria using the RTS,S vaccine which was tested in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi. It has taken more than 30 years to develop the vaccine. Malaria Control Programme Manager, Michael Kayange said that in collaboration with stakeholders, they targeted 11 districts for a pilot phase of the vaccine for children under the age of five years.
Early trials show just more than 30% of the 5-17-month-olds who received it were protected. But Malawi believes it will still play a key role in the fight against the disease, which killed some 2,500 infants in the country two years ago. According to the World Health Organization children under five years account for about 80% of all malaria deaths in Africa.
InFocus
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With malaria one of the biggest killers of children under 5, the world's first vaccine against a parasite is a major breakthrough for child health. The United Nat Read more »
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The Malawi health ministry says it will soon roll out Africa's first malaria vaccine for children under the age of five. The RTS,S vaccine, which was tested in Gh Read more »
