New Malaria Vaccine Arrives in Cameroon
More than 330,000 doses of WHO-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine went to Cameroon, with an additional 1.7 million doses set for delivery to Burkina Faso, Liberia, Niger and Sierra Leone in the coming weeks.
More than 330,000 doses of WHO-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine went to Cameroon, with an additional 1.7 million doses set for delivery to Burkina Faso, Liberia, Niger and Sierra Leone in the coming weeks.
‘In Senegal, people with HIV are subject to harsh discrimination. Mothers are hiding. They don’t want to be seen entering this pavilion. They are afraid to go to the pharmacy. They refuse to be followed up in their neighbourhood. As a result, many children living with the disease are not being detected.’
International Medical Corps Midwife Bertha Tabi is making sure that children in remote parts of Northwest Cameroon have access to childhood vaccines.