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World Service,25 Jul 2014,55 mins

Malaria Vaccine by 2015

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GlaxoSmithKline has submitted a malaria vaccine to the European Medicines Agency. Experts say it could be available for distribution by the end of 2015. Bill Gates tells the BBC incredible progress has been made but the disease keeps fighting back. Jennifer Pak investigates why many of Malaysia's Muslims are demanding that the nation's Christians stop using the word Allah in their literature and songs. Also on the programme:the wealthy wine collectors who spent multi-million dollar fortunes on rare vintage reds only to discover they were fake; as Amazon launches it's Kindle Unlimited subscription service, we ask guests Jyoti Malhotra in Delhi and Ben Gilbert in New York if the paperback's days are numbered and Bobby Flam - racial integration pioneer - joins us from Miami, where he has just closed the doors on the iconic Jumbo's Diner for the last time.

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