The difference may be luck, or it may have something to do with the world’s first malaria vaccine. The vaccine has been ...

By Abirahmi KananathanMalaria has long been a scourge in Uganda, claiming lives, straining the health system, and stifling economic progress. As the leading cause of illness and death in the country, ...

Mpanda — Led by the Ministry of Health and with the support of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), UNICEF, the World Health ...

A molecular quality-control system in Anopheles mosquitoes-the species responsible for most of the world's malaria cases-is a ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | An official from the Ministry of Health has assured Ugandans of the safety of the malaria ...

The country has been at the forefront of malaria vaccine trials and was among the first three African nations to pilot the RTS,S vaccine under the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Program (MVIP).

In a decisive move to combat malaria, the Ugandan government has made it mandatory for all six-month-old babies to receive ...

She cited study results showing that Kenya's highland regions, such as parts of the Rift Valley that previously had a low ...

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District’s Health Department has announced plans to roll out the new malaria vaccine, ...

What if mosquitoes could deliver not just the disease but the protection to an infection that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually?

Nigeria is missing from the list of countries on track to secure the World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccine approval due to ...