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A Milestone in the Fight Against Malaria

A Milestone in the Fight Against Malaria

FromGlobal Dispatches -- World News That Matters


A Milestone in the Fight Against Malaria

FromGlobal Dispatches -- World News That Matters

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On January 25th, a milestone was reached in humanity's long fight against Malaria. For this first time ever, a Malaria vaccine was included in a country's routine childhood vaccinations program. Cameroon rolled out a new malaria vaccine for children and other countries will soon follow. This comes after years of successful trials in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi which demonstrated the vaccine to be safe and effective in preventing Malaria deaths among children.  Joining me to put this milestone in context is Margaret McDonnell, Executive Director of United to Beat Malaria, a global grassroots campaign of the United Nations Foundation. We kick off discussing the burden of Malaria around the world and have a broader conversation about how this new vaccine fits into global efforts to rid humanity, once and for all, of the burden of Malaria.
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the world who discuss global news, international relations, global development and key trends driving world affairs. Named by The Guardian as "a podcast to make you smarter," Global Dispatches is a podcast for people who crave a deeper understanding of international news.