Malawi is first African nation using new WHO approved typhoid vaccine

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  • Malawi has launched a new generation of typhoid vaccines making it the first country in Africa using the vaccines to fight typhoid infections in children
  • Four-year-old Golden Kondowe was the first child to receive the vaccine as part of a clinical trial on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the typhoid conjugate vaccine, on Wednesday (January 21) in Blantyre’s Ndirande Township. The settlement has registered at least 100 cases of typhoid, and is said to be a high risk area