Malaria deaths high as vaccine search still on

Ministry of Health head department of partnership and intergovernmental Dr. Patrick Amoth (right) and Reckitt Benkiser Country Manager Sachin Varma point at this year's World Malaria Day Kenya Slogan "Nimejitolea Kupambana Na Malaria" during a media briefing in Nairobi on April 18, 2018. [Jenipher Wachie/Standard]

The push for an effective malaria vaccine has gathered momentum as concerns grow about the disease that is a threat to children aged below five years and expectant mothers.

At the Commonwealth Summit in London, United Kingdom, last week, leaders discussed the need to develop effective anti-malaria vaccines.