"It's been a long journey with many ups and downs," says Greenwood, still an active researcher at the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, leading vaccine trials across Africa. "The first attempts to develop a malaria vaccine through studies in birds were done over 100 years ago."
"The impact of this vaccine goes beyond the medical benefits examined in clinical trials," says Mohammed Abdulaziz, head of disease control and prevention at Africa CDC. "Malaria is a major reason for school absenteeism, anemia, and impaired cognitive development. This vaccine can help break the cycle of adversity plaguing our youth for a long time."
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