Malaria Vaccine could save Tens of Thousands of Lives

Cameroon has launched the world's first routine vaccination programme against malaria for children under the age of five. Experts are calling the programme a major step forward in the global fight against the disease, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. However, health organisations say that its success depends on more than just an effective vaccine.

Eine Krankenschwester im Nyalla Medical Centre in Douala, Kamerun, bereitet eine Malariaimpfung für ein Kind vor. Source: AAP / DONGMO RODRIGUE WILLIAM