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The World Health Organisation has authorised a new malaria vaccine. The R-21 vaccine, developed by Oxford University scientists, is only the second to be created. The WHO has said while the previous vaccine is also effective, the new vaccine can be manufactured at a much larger scale, and would offer countries a cheaper option.
The occurrence of vector-borne disease in the Pacific is growing and people are being asked to do more to counter it.
Disease surveillance by the WHO shows mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever are rising sharply.
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