2024-04-26 04:00:04
On March 6, the health ministers of African countries primarily concerned by malaria committed, within the framework of a declaration, to intensify the means to achieve the eradication of the parasitic disease, which according to the WHO, had caused more than 580,000 deaths in 2022 and infected 249 million people.
Preparing an injection of the first vaccine against malaria, RTS S, during a pilot phase in Kenya in March 2023. AFP – YASUYOSHI CHIBA
What conditions explain the eradication of malaria in Cape Verde last January? Why is it essential to maintain prevention measures against mosquito bites, including when children are vaccinated against malaria?
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