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Niger latest African country to launch malaria vaccine

Niamey launched a large-scale vaccination campaign with the first drive Thursday in the southwestern city of Gaya, a hotspot for the mosquito-borne disease, said Health Minister Garba Hakimi.

Niger has become the latest West African country to roll out malaria vaccines to try to stifle the potentially deadly disease. (AFP photo)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Niger has become the latest West African country to roll out malaria vaccines to try to stifle the potentially deadly disease, an official source told AFP

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