Malaria vaccines could help stop 600,000 deaths a year – but not if aid dries up
- Posted on April 25, 2026
- By The Independent
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Malaria vaccines could help stop 600,000 deaths a year – but not if aid dries up

For World Malaria Day, Nick Ferris travels to Tanzania to meet clinicians and villagers involved in pioneering vaccine trials targeting a disease that still kills 600,000 people each year – and also meets scientists deeply worried about the impact of shrinking aid on these life-saving programmes