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[https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/q-a-on-rts-s-malaria-vaccine by World Health Organization] | [https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/q-a-on-rts-s-malaria-vaccine by World Health Organization] | ||
Despite progress, efforts to control malaria face many challenges. There were an estimated 263 million new malaria cases and 597 000 malaria deaths globally in 2023. The WHO African Region continues to shoulder the heaviest malaria burden, comprising 94% of malaria cases and 95% of malaria deaths globally. | Despite progress, efforts to control malaria face many challenges. There were an estimated 263 million new malaria cases and 597 000 malaria deaths globally in 2023. The WHO African Region continues to shoulder the heaviest malaria burden, comprising 94% of malaria cases and 95% of malaria deaths globally. | ||
=====A Next-Generation Malaria Vaccine===== | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMqL23b03jU by Yale School of Public Health YouTube] | |||
The world’s first malaria vaccines were recommended for general use only in October 2021, but already the parasites that cause the disease are developing resistance to them. “We currently have two malaria vaccines, which is really exciting, but they have modest efficacy that wanes over time,” said Dr. Amy Bei, PhD, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. Malaria killed just under 600,000 people in 2023. | |||
