Almost every minute a child dies with malaria - a disease that's entirely treatable and preventable.
There’s a global strategy to eradicate it by 2030, and helping that fight is a groundbreaking new vaccine.
Malawi was one of three trial countries to receive it and it's helped reduce child deaths there by 13 percent.
But there are still barriers to overcome - with some churches preaching that medicine is the work of the devil.
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There’s a global strategy to eradicate it by 2030, and helping that fight is a groundbreaking new vaccine.
Malawi was one of three trial countries to receive it and it's helped reduce child deaths there by 13 percent.
But there are still barriers to overcome - with some churches preaching that medicine is the work of the devil.
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