In 2024, the fight against malaria in Africa took a significant leap forward with the introduction of malaria vaccines into routine child immunization schedules. Despite this milestone, experts emphasize the importance of continuing other prevention measures such as mosquito bed nets and insecticides to maximize the impact on the disease. The burden of malaria remains […]
Malaria is said to claim almost half a million lives each year and Africa is supposedly the worst affected. In recent years, the mosquitoes that spread the disease have become increasingly resistant to insecticide. A medicinal plant called Artemisia annua (or sweet wormwood) has been used in China to treat malaria for 2,000 years and […]
Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria on Monday. It is one of 20 African countries planning to introduce the drug this year, that according to Bill Gates’ Gavi. The RTS,S malaria vaccine, developed by British pharmaceutical GSK, opens new tab and sold under the brand name Mosquirix, was backed by the […]