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Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria
More than 330,000 doses of WHO-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine arrived last night in Cameroon – a historic step towards broader vaccination against one of the deadliest diseases for African children, Malaria burden is the highest on the African continent, which accounted for approximately 95% of global malaria c...
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18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
Geneva/New York, 5 July 2023 –, Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years. The roll out is a critical step forward in the fight against one of the leading causes of death in the continent. The allocations have b...
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More than 80,000 children returned from Angola to DR Congo in urgent need of humanitarian assistance - UNICEF
KINSHASA/DAKAR/NEW YORK/GENEVA, October 30, 2018, – At least 80,000 children recently returned from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are now in need of humanitarian assistance, UNICEF said today. More than 300,000 Congolese citizens have returned from Angola since 1 October, raising concerns am...