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It’s Time to Catch Up: The Batié Health District in Burkina Faso Finds a Way to Fully Vaccinate Children at Risk of Malaria

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Burkina Faso’s Batié Health District faces high malaria burdens among children under five, with poor access to health facilities—especially during the rainy season—hindering vaccine delivery. Jhpiego and our partners collaborated with the Ministry of Health to implement seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaigns (SMC) and launch the RTS, S malaria vaccine in 2024. Initial vaccination coverage was

Replenishing the National Slide Reference Bank in Zambia

Malaria, a preventable but deadly disease, continues to take a terrible toll especially in pregnant women and children under five years in sub-Saharan Africa. Effective prevention, control, and treatment of malaria is dependent upon a number of factors, including a competent workforce of laboratory technicians. In Zambia, malaria transmission occurs year-round, though the intensity of