Since 2019, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have immunised more than 800 000 children under a pilot programme using the RTS,S vaccine.
Some 260 000 children under five die from malaria each year in Africa, which accounts for about 90 percent of the global caseload. Many parents who spoke to AFP also warmly supported the vaccine, although some were hesitant about possible side effects. Prince Gyamfi, the mother of a six-month-old boy in Gomoa, said she didn't hesitate to get her child vaccinated.
In Niger, which was not included in the pilot programme, AFP spoke to a mother named Fati, who was waiting outside a private clinic in Niamey, where her child was hospitalised with a new bout of malaria.When the vaccine arrives, it will be a great relief. Malaria kills our children and it doesn't spare their parents, either.
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