Kenya rolls out landmark malaria vaccine introduction
(WorldNews Africa)

Homa Bay, Kenya, 13 September 2019 - The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates the Government of Kenya for launching the world`s first malaria vaccine today in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. The malaria vaccine pilot programme is now fully underway in Africa, as Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to introduce the landmark vaccine as a tool against a disease that continues to affect millions of children in Africa. The vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be available to children from 6 months of age in selected areas of the country in a phased pilot introduction. It is the first and only vaccine to significantly reduce malaria in children, including life-threatening malaria. Malaria claims the...