Cameroon launches malaria vaccination program in global milestone
Reuters The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Monday as Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against the mosquito-borne disease that is projected to save tens of thousands of children’s lives per year across Africa. Around 40 years in the making, the World Health Organization-approved RTS,S vaccine developed by British […]
“History repeats itself”: In Africa’s monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected
DJAFFAR AL KATANTY and EDWARD MCALLISTER, of Reuters, report on the impact of monkeypox virus outbreaks in poorer African countries where many people do not have quick access to health facilities – or are not aware of the dangers…