The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the green light to a second malaria vaccine, offering countries a potentially more accessible and cost-effective option to combat the parasitic disease. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the approval of the new … Continue reading WHO approves second malaria vaccine for children
Global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO), and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced that 18 million doses of the RTS,S vaccine, the first-ever malaria vaccine, will be distributed to twelve African countries over the next two years. … Continue reading Lifesaving malaria vaccine set to reach more African countries
During a quarterly review meeting in Awka, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director and CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), revealed the Federal Government’s plan to introduce a new anti-cancer vaccine called the Human PapillomaVirus (HPV) … Continue reading FG plans to introduce new anti cancer vaccine – NPHCDA
Ghana, has become the first African nation worldwide to grant approval for the use of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL), with the support of Novavax’s adjuvant … Continue reading Ghana becomes first African country to approve the Oxford University-developed malaria vaccine
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