Malaria

Initiative calls for commensurate attention to leading killer of African children

Published in Vaccine Weekly, May 14th, 2003

PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) marked the observance of Africa Malaria Day in April by calling for greater international attention to malaria and the urgent need for a malaria vaccine.

According to the 2003 Africa Malaria Report, released by the World Bank, World Health Organization, and UNICEF, more than 90% of malaria deaths occur in Africa and the overwhelming majority are children under 5 years old.

Unlike many other infectious diseases now being controlled or even eliminated, there is no vaccine to prevent malaria. Families at risk of malaria struggle to protect themselves using current strategies such as insecticides and bed nets. The...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2003-05-14)

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