General News of Friday, 8 October 2021Source: 3news.comFormer President John Dramani Mahama has welcomed a decision by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to approve malaria vaccine. “It is heartwarming to learn of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) approval of a malaria vaccine after years of trial. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “We have long hoped for an effective malaria vaccine and now for the first time ever, we have such a vaccine recommended for widespread use. RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine should be provided in a schedule of 4 doses in children from 5 months of age for the reduction of malaria disease and burden.

Source: GhanaWeb October 07, 2021 15:45 UTC