A simple puncture will save 600,000 lives each year. Its about Malaria vaccine miraclewhich has begun to be inoculated in Cameroon. Every year there are about 200 million cases, most of them in Africa. A little Cameroonian has marked the history of the future in Africa. “As soon as we give the fourth dose, the malaria will no longer be serious and his children will not die,” explains a nurse from there.

The miracle has taken decades. Although this does not mean that the rest of the preventive measures must be discarded. “The effectiveness of the vaccine is much higher if it is combined with other means of prevention, such as mosquito nets or repellent,” he maintains. Patricia PostigoMédecins Sans Frontière’s reference on vaccines and epidemics.

In the world there are 250 million cases of malaria and 600,000 deaths, 94% occur in Africa in children under 5 years of age. This disaster repeats itself year after year, especially in the rainy seasons. The culprit is the mosquito Anopheles. There is already a remedy for the most dangerous one and it will be part of the childhood vaccination program. But experts insist on the need to prepare the population. “We must raise awareness among healers, families…”, adds the expert.

Africa is the birthplace of this mosquito. But Latin America is not exempt from them. Brazil, Colombia or Venezuela are the most affected countries. From MSF in Venezuela, Melfran Herrera is sure that he is already working. “Since 2021, the number of cases has been reduced by 60% and in the last two years we have had no mortality from malaria,” he adds. But the most dangerous thing is not the mosquito, since its infections there are not lethal. The dangerous thing is the lack of means and qualified personnel.