Malaria vaccine is saving children’s lives: WHO 8 May 2026 Health New evidence shows that malaria vaccination is significantly reducing child deaths in Africa and could have an even greater impact as programmes expand, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The findings, published in The Lancet , a widely respected medical journal, are based on a large‑scale evaluation of the RTS,S malaria vaccine introduced in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi between 2019 and 2023. They confirm that the vaccine is saving lives in real‑world conditions. The study found that over the four‑year period around one in eight deaths among eligible young children was prevented in areas where inoculations had been given.…