Time: Malaria vaccine a top breakthrough

In a recent edition, TIME surveyed the highs and lows, the good and the bad, of the past 12 months. In the category “Top Medical Breakthroughs,” the first-ever malaria vaccine came in at #2 on the list.

The vaccine, which has succeed in clinical trials, marks the first of its kind against malaria, a disease that kills nearly a million people each year. While it holds great promise for the future, we must continue to provide resources for life-saving prevention and treatment of malaria. To help today, click here and give the gift of life.

Top Medical Breakthroughs of 2011

1. Scientists Use Cloning to Create Stem Cells
2. FIRST-EVER MALARIA VACCINE
3. HIV Treatment as Prevention 
4. The Food Pyramid Becomes a Plate
5. Body Parts Grown in a Lab

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