Ghana approves vaccine for children against malaria

STORY: Ghana approves vaccine for children against malaria DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:49 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JUSTICE ADOBOE, Xinhua reporter 2. various of Accra 3. various of Delese Darko, the chief executive officer of Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority 4. various of Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority 5. various of hospital (files) 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DELESE DARKO, Chief executive officer of Ghana's FDA 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAMMY OHENE, Chairman of the governing board of Ghana's FDA 8. various of hospitals (files) STORYLINE: Ghana, one of the world's most serious malaria-stricken countries, approved on Thursday a new vaccine for children to protect them from the deadly disease. STANDUP (English): JUSTICE ADOBOE, Xinhua reporter "Malaria has been a major contributor to under-five mortality in Ghana. But the good news is that this phenomenon will soon be a thing of the past, as the Ghanaian food and drugs authority has given approval for th