World Health Organization Says , Malaria Causes <br />180,000 More Deaths, Than Previously Estimated.<br />World Health Organization Says , Malaria Causes <br />180,000 More Deaths, Than Previously Estimated.<br />According to 'The Guardian,' the World Health Organization warns that malaria claims the lives of 180,000 more people than previously estimated.<br />According to 'The Guardian,' the World Health Organization warns that malaria claims the lives of 180,000 more people than previously estimated.<br />The report has increased calls for <br />"massive, urgent" efforts to vaccinate the children of Africa against the disease.<br />The report has increased calls for <br />"massive, urgent" efforts to vaccinate the children of Africa against the disease.<br />Experts say the <br />time to act is now.<br />A vaccine that could save somewhere between 40 and 70-80,000 lives every year, of African children, is something that needs to be treated with the utmost ambition and sense of urgency. , Dr. Pedro Alonso, director global malaria program <br />World Health Organization, via the Guardian.<br />A vaccine that could save somewhere between 40 and 70-80,000 lives every year, of African children, is something that needs to be treated with the utmost ambition and sense of urgency. , Dr. Pedro Alonso, director global malaria program <br />World Health Organization, via the Guardian.<br />GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company, has developed a vaccine effective against malaria, RTS,S.<br />GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company, has developed a vaccine effective against malaria, RTS,S.<br />The company is reportedly <br />committed to donating 10 million <br />doses during its initial rollout.<br />Four years' worth of scientific trials <br />have shown the vaccine prevents <br />around 39% of malaria infections.<br />Though the efficacy of the RTS,S vaccine is limited, experts believe it will still be a crucial weapon in limiting death and hospitalization.<br />Though the efficacy of the RTS,S vaccine is limited, experts believe it will still be a crucial weapon in limiting death and hospitalization.<br />According to the World Health <br />Organization, global deaths from malaria increased by nearly 70,000 last year.<br />According to the World Health <br />Organization, global deaths from malaria increased by nearly 70,000 last year.<br />96% of all malaria-related deaths <br />occur in sub-Saharan Africa
