World's first malaria vaccination programme for children launched in Cameroon

World's first malaria vaccination programme for children launched in Cameroon

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In Africa, there are about 250 million cases of malaria each year, including 600,000 deaths, mostly in young children. Cameroon is the first country that will routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa. The campaign due to start on Monday was described by…

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