Ghana becomes first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine | Health News

For years, scientists have been trying to develop vaccines for the disease which kills more than 600,000 people annually – most of them in Africa.

Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine from Oxford University, with children under the age of three in line to benefit, although it is unclear when the rollout will begin.

The mosquito-borne disease kills more than 600,000 people each year, most of them children in Africa, and scientists have been trying for years to develop vaccines.

Childhood vaccines in Africa are typically paid for by international…