Vaccinations against malaria could be essential in taming the disease which kills 16 Ugandans daily and causes an estimated annual economic loss of Shs1.9 trillion
About 60 million “zero-dose children” have not received any vaccines and have aged out of routine immunization programs. Protecting them will require a costly vaccination blitz.
Almost all cervical cancer deaths now occur in developing countries. Tanzania is trying to inoculate girls against the virus that causes the disease nearly 20 years after rich countries began offering the shot.