The ten-millionth child has now received a malaria vaccine in Africa’s expanding immunisation drive — a milestone public-health officials are calling the turning point of the campaign.
Uganda was among the early adopters, folding the vaccine into routine childhood immunisation in high-burden districts where malaria remains a leading cause of hospital visits.
Early surveillance data shows what trial results promised: meaningful reductions in severe malaria and hospital admissions among vaccinated children.
Health workers stress the vaccine is a layer, not a silver bullet — nets, spraying and treatment remain the foundation. But a new layer was exactly what the fight needed.
“Africa's largest immunisation campaign against its oldest killer is hitting scale, with early data showing meaningful drops in…”
The next challenge is the last mile: keeping cold chains intact and clinics stocked as the rollout pushes deeper into rural districts.
