Health
15. May 2025
Largest Malaria Vaccine Campaign of its Kind Kicks Off
Uganda is launching its largest malaria vaccine campaign to date.
A precedent-setting case following a man-made decimating tragedy for the Magellanic penguin population in Argentina led to new legal protections for the flightless bird, including the expansion of its breeding and nesting place, and stricter regulations to safeguard entire ecosystems and the Southern Hemisphere's biodiversity.
In a renewed effort to curb the spread of variant poliovirus type 2, five limitrophe African countries have launched a synchronized regional vaccination campaign, thus protecting some 83 million children under the age of 5.