Malaria

The National Primary Health care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says it will conduct a mass vaccination of children in all parts of the country, as part of celebrations to mark the …

Malawi is set to roll out the world’s first malaria vaccine in a landmark pilot programme for children on Tuesday in a bid to prevent the disease which kills hundreds …

A former England international footballer, David Beckham, has “spoken in Yoruba and eight other different languages” in a recorded appeal to end malaria. In a 55-second ‘Malaria Must Die’ footage, …

Some experts have urged the Federal Government to remove the import duty placed on the importation of malaria drugs in Nigeria, saying this was a critical factor militating against the …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned the use of chloroquine and artemisinin monotherapy for the treatment of malaria. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who made this announcement, …

To raise funds towards the eradication of malaria, nine global leaders, including the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for …

Dr. Nathaniel Adawole, a gynaecologist, has warned that untreated malaria in pregnancy could lead to miscarriage and stillbirth. Adewole with the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, made this known …