malaria

India’s remarkable progress in reducing malaria burden

India has made significant strides in its fight against malaria, achieving a remarkable reduction in the number of high malaria burden states. According to the latest data shared by the Health Ministry, the number of states and Union Territories (UTs) with a high malaria burden has decreased from 10 in 2015 to just 2 in […]

Serum Institute ships first malaria vaccine to Africa

Vaccine maker Serum Institute of India has shipped its first R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine consignment to Africa. Developed in collaboration with the University of Oxford and Novavax, this vaccine is the second malaria vaccine authorized globally for children in malaria-endemic regions. The first vaccine is from GSK, including supply agreements with Bharat Biotech.