Beyond nets, vaccines

•Experts chart new frontiers against malaria
 
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
For decades, the fight against malaria in Nigeria has revolved around a familiar strategy, notably, distribute insecticide-treated nets, provide effective medicines, protect pregnant women and save children under five who, evidently, bear the greatest burden of the disease.
The approach might have produced some measurable results. Millions of children have been protected through Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC), while the recent introduction of malaria vaccines is expanding,   resulting in significant drop in the mortality rates.
But the despite the gains, experts are warning that meeting the global ta...