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Developing a new vaccine against epidemic meningitis in Africa was a challenge. To stay focused, Dr. Marc LaForce remembered a young man he met in Burkina Faso.

For women the world over, it’s a monthly fact of life as common as a quarter moon. And yet for many, it’s incredibly difficult to discuss.

Callisto Sekeleza, formerly a communications officer at the UNC Project in Lilongwe, Malawi, tells his malaria story. Malawi is one of the three African countries that will pilot the first malaria vaccine, RTS,S.

M. Nze Ndong Pascal Romuald, former administrative officer and communications officer at Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon, tells what it’s like to suffer from malaria.