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Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children

Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children

  • Experts say Nigeria’s population of more than 210 million people, as well as its climate, contribute to its high malaria burden
  • WHO report notes countries with malaria still grapple with fragile health systems, weak surveillance and drug and insecticide resistance
By AP ·