Nairobi, Feb. 9 -- Burundi is expected to roll out its first malaria vaccination programme in July after it receives half a million doses, the USAid malaria advisor Dr Louise Mahan said Thursday.

The announcement was made during a visit by the United States Global Malaria Coordinator Dr David Walton in Burundi, one of the countries in the US President's Malaria Initiative (PMI).

"The Ministry of Health and the Malaria Strategic Plan are planning to initiate the vaccination in July this year.we now have a new partnership with Burundi between the National Malaria Strategic Plan and the vaccine programme which will allow us together to effectively distribute the vaccine," said Dr Walton.

According to the 2023 World Malaria Report, Burundi...