He added that climate crisis, which prolonged drought in the greater Horn of Africa, has already driven a wave of hunger, migration and disease, putting a major strain on health services.
World Health Organisation Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus at a coronavirus press conference in Geneva “El Niño, which has now been announced by the World Meteorological Organisation, together with global warming is already driving record temperatures.”On malaria, he said he was pleased that together with Gavi and UNICEF, the origination would announce the allocation of 18 million doses of the RTS,S vaccine to 12 countries in Africa.
“Malaria remains one of Africa’s deadliest diseases, killing nearly half a million children under the age of five every year, and accounting for approximately 96 per cent of global malaria deaths in 2021.“As the first vaccine against malaria, the RTS,S vaccine has now been delivered to more than 1.6 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi,’’ he said.