The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has achieved a major public health milestone by successfully incorporating malaria vaccination into its national immunization program. According to WHO, the Democratic Republic of Congo is the 15th African country to offer malaria vaccines.
According to WHO, the Democratic Republic of Congo is the 15th Africa n country to offer malaria vaccines. 14 Africa n countries have already adopted the malaria vaccine that also use this vaccine.
A first round of vaccinations will be conducted in the Kongo Central province in the southwest. The country received 693,500 doses of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in June, which is recommended by the WHO for children between the ages of one and 23 months. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached a major public health milestone by successfully integrating the malaria vaccine into its national routine immunization… Nigeria Takes Major Step in Malaria Fight with R21 VaccineMozambique marked a significant milestone in its fight against malaria by introducing the R21 injectable malaria vaccine in Zambezia Province.
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