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Could Africa soon be free 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 get rid of the disease. How does it work?

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.

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