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Hope in fight against malaria as WHO approves another vaccine

A child undergoing treatment at Busia County Referral Hospital in Busia County. [Christopher Kipsang Salil, Standard]

There is a ray of hope in the fight against malaria in Kenya and globally following the endorsement of a new vaccine by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The vaccine was recommended for preventing malaria in children, according to two expert groups; the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (Sage) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPGA).

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