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WHO recommends first ever vaccine against malaria

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [Reuters]

There is hope in the first against malaria disease following the approval of the first malaria vaccine by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

In a historic event, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the approval will save lives of thousands of children under the age of five at high risk of severe malaria.

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