World Health Organization Targets Malaria

By Ravi Namboori

Currently serving as vice president of data center solutions for Unigen Corporation, Ravi Namboori brings a solid background in executive management and in mergers and acquisitions to the position. Ravi Namboori maintains a commitment to non-profits and international agencies through charitable gifts.

Introduction

One recipient is the World Health Organization (WHO), which operates the Global Malaria Programme. As part of a Malaria Vaccine Technology Roadmap, WHO announced a goal to develop a new vaccine that will reduce the illness by 75 percent by 2030. Additionally, WHO intends to press on toward an earlier goal of a vaccine for the deadliest form of the illness, which strikes children under five in sub-Saharan Africa.

About the World Health Organization

Anti-malaria measures by WHO have already reduced malaria cases by 25 percent worldwide, and a vaccine will greatly enhance the success of those measures. According to the agency, 27 candidates for a licensed vaccine are in development. By 2015, the leading candidate should have results from its clinical trial.

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