GOVERNMENT has targeted to procure 88,214 Malaria vaccines in 2024 to add to the current disease control strategy in Zambia. Acting Health Minister Doreen Mwamba was responding to a question from Kanchibiya PF member of parliament Sunday Chanda who asked whether government had any plans to procure malaria vaccines; when the plans would be implemented and how many doses of the vaccine were earmarked for procurement, in the National Assembly, Tuesday. Mwamba said the introduction and procurement of Malaria vaccines was dependent on recommendations to be made by the Zambia Immunization Technical Advisory Group which was currently reviewing the scientific evidence. “Madam Speaker, government has plans to procure Malaria vaccines. The House may wish to know that procurements and introduction...