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World Health Organization Says Malaria Causes 180,000 More Deaths Than Previously

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World Health Organization Says Malaria Causes 180,000 More Deaths Than Previously

World Health Organization Says Malaria Causes 180,000 More Deaths Than Previously

World Health Organization Says , Malaria Causes 180,000 More Deaths, Than Previously Estimated.

World Health Organization Says , Malaria Causes 180,000 More Deaths, Than Previously Estimated.

According to 'The Guardian,' the World Health Organization warns that malaria claims the lives of 180,000 more people than previously estimated.

According to 'The Guardian,' the World Health Organization warns that malaria claims the lives of 180,000 more people than previously estimated.

The report has increased calls for "massive, urgent" efforts to vaccinate the children of Africa against the disease.

The report has increased calls for "massive, urgent" efforts to vaccinate the children of Africa against the disease.

Experts say the time to act is now.

A vaccine that could save somewhere between 40 and 70-80,000 lives every year, of African children, is something that needs to be treated with the utmost ambition and sense of urgency.

, Dr. Pedro Alonso, director global malaria program World Health Organization, via the Guardian.

A vaccine that could save somewhere between 40 and 70-80,000 lives every year, of African children, is something that needs to be treated with the utmost ambition and sense of urgency.

, Dr. Pedro Alonso, director global malaria program World Health Organization, via the Guardian.

GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company, has developed a vaccine effective against malaria, RTS,S.

GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company, has developed a vaccine effective against malaria, RTS,S.

The company is reportedly committed to donating 10 million doses during its initial rollout.

Four years' worth of scientific trials have shown the vaccine prevents around 39% of malaria infections.

Though the efficacy of the RTS,S vaccine is limited, experts believe it will still be a crucial weapon in limiting death and hospitalization.

Though the efficacy of the RTS,S vaccine is limited, experts believe it will still be a crucial weapon in limiting death and hospitalization.

According to the World Health Organization, global deaths from malaria increased by nearly 70,000 last year.

According to the World Health Organization, global deaths from malaria increased by nearly 70,000 last year.

96% of all malaria-related deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa


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