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Malaria is one of the leading causes of death on the African continent, which accounted for approximately 95 per cent of global malaria cases and 96 per cent of deaths in 2021. The disease killed nearly half a million children under the age of 5 in 2021. Malaria can be prevented and treated, yet a child under 5 years old dies of malaria nearly every minute, according to UNICEF. The roll-out of the first-ever malaria vaccine is expected to reduce the burden of malaria, especially in Africa. In 2019, the world's first malaria vaccine (RTS, S/AS01) was first rolled out in three African countries namely Ghana, Kenya and Malawi through the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP) supported by the World Health Organization. So far, more than 1.7 million children in these countries have been administered the vaccine and it has been found to be safe and effective, resulting in substantial reduction in severe malaria cases and child deaths. According to WHO, at least 28 African cou...