Malaria vaccination to begin in 2023-Dr.Jane Ruth Aceng
The Minister for Health has revealed that government will start the implementation of the malaria vaccine at end of 2023.
Dr. Ruth Aceng made this revelation while responding to prayers in a motion urging government to strengthen efforts to prevent, control and eliminate transmission of malaria in Uganda.
“We are ready for implementation of the malaria vaccine. It may be introduced at the end of next year and is mainly for children. It is not 100 per cent effective but we appreciate that it could bring the burden of malaria down,” Aceng said.
She added that the money that is spent on malaria is currently donor funded and from partnerships.
“We spend over US$120 million on malaria treatment annually with majorly donor support. We have also gone into partnerships with the private sector and ...
