Kenya, on Tuesday, recorded progress in malaria elimination due to the adoption of a vaccine, treated nets in households and improved management of the disease.

Axar.az reports citing the Guardian Nigeria that the acting Director-General of the Ministry of Health, John Wekesa, said that the usage of the malaria vaccine had boosted the fight against the disease responsible for many deaths among women and children in Africa.

“We remain committed to ensuring the highest possible quality of health is guaranteed to our population through eradication of killer diseases like malaria.

“The malaria vaccine known as RTS, S was launched in the western Kenyan county of Homa Bay by the Ministry of Health and WHO on Sept. 13,’’ Wekesa said.

According to a WHO report released recently, malaria vaccine has seen a drastic reduction among the children succumbing to the disease.