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A New Era in Hope and Health Equity: Malaria Vaccinations

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  By Sophia Ononye-Onyia, PhD, MPH, MBA I was born in Enugu, Nigeria. Malaria was a gruesome reality for all of us. In fact, a child dies from malaria every two minutes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). So, I was obviously ecstatic when the WHO announced its recommendation for widespread use of the first malaria … Read more

Mosquirix: The WHO-backed, game-changing vaccine that can lead the fight against malaria

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Mosquirix Malaria Vaccine

Children below five are most vulnerable to malaria, accounting for 274,000 or 67% of global deaths in 2019. (AP) The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed Mosquirix, the trade name for RTS,S/ASO1 (RTS.S), as the first only vaccine to have displayed a capability of reducing significantly malaria and severe malaria in young children in Africa. … Read more