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World Service,29 Jul 2021,13 mins

Could Africa soon be free of malaria?

Africa Daily

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Is this the end of malaria? Last year, malaria killed four times as many people in Africa as Covid-19 did. But a brand-new vaccine could help the continent finally get rid of the disease. It uses some of the cutting-edge technology developed during the pandemic - but will it work? Host: Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja on Twitter) Guests: Dr Akpaka Kalu, World Health Organisation; Wilfred Mbacham, Multilateral Initiative on Malaria; Benjamin, Isaac, Caroline, Desmond – former malaria patients. #AfricaDaily

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