Cameroon don Begin the World-First Mass Rollout of Malaria Vaccine

January 23, 2024

Cameroon don begin the world-first routine vaccine program against malaria, wey dem believe say go save thousands of pikin lives across Africa.

Dem give the first jab symbolically to one baby girl wey dem call Daniella for one health facility near Yaoundé on Monday.

Every year, according to World Health Organization (WHO), 600,000 people dey die of malaria for Africa, and children under five years old dey make up at least 80% of those wey dey die. Cameroon dey provide the RTS,S vaccine free of charge to all infants up to six months old.

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