Malaria

A batch of 331,200 doses of RTS, S - the first malaria vaccine recommended by the UN's World Health Organization arrived at Cameroon's Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport on Tuesday 21 November 2023. Several African countries are…

Society for Family Health, a foremost Health centred non-governmental organisation has announced the appointment of the First lady of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria,  Ambassador Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, as Ambassador to Lead the…

Kwara State’s fight against malaria has entered Day 3 as the distribution of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) and SPAQ (Drugs) to beneficiaries commenced in all the 193 wards across the sixteen local government areas. READ ALSO: Malaria:…

The Kwara State Government has solicited the support of the Emir of Ilorin, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on the upcoming campaign for distribution of Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITN). The Kwara Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina El-Imam revealed…

In its efforts to eliminate malaria, the Kwara State Government has advised residents, most especially, women, to use  the Integrated Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) judiciously, describing  malaria as a killer disease, thus, the need for…

The World Health Organisation has approved a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation and the Malaria Policy…

Some stakeholders in environment and public health on Monday has declared total war against Mosquito to holistically prevent Malaria and related diseases in the country. The stakeholders made the declaration at a symposium held in…

The AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM) networks have scaled-up access to interventions towards addressing gaps in the health systems and infrastructures for efficient and effective outcomes in communities within FCT. The network comprising…

The Edo state government has announced that it will begin Malaria and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccinations. The State's Primary Health Care Development Agency (EDSPHCDA),  disclosed that the vaccines will be introduced into routine…

A medical researcher at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Aina Oluwagbemiga, has said that the institute was yet to see any herbal product that cures malaria in the country. Dr. Aina disclosed this during…