Tag: malaria
World Malaria Day: LAPO offers free mosquito drugs to Lagos community
Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), a leading poverty focused development institution, has offered free Malaria screening and drugs to over…
Nigerians go abroad to treat malaria – NMA chairman
Dr Suraj Ogunyemi, Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Osun, has flayed some Nigerians travelling abroad to treat malaria and…
Bill Gates, George Osborne announce £3bn to wipe out malaria
Britain’s finance minister and tech billionaire Bill Gates unveiled Monday a plan to spend billions to eradicate “the world’s deadliest…
Malaria deaths down 60% since 2000, thanks to diagnostics, mosquito nets
Geneva (AFP) – Malaria deaths worldwide have fallen by 60 percent since 2000, the UN said, with improved diagnostic tests…
1 million Africans to catch malaria from dam mosquitoes in 2015 – Study
A study published in Malaria Journal, has predicted that one million Africans would catch malaria in 2015, because they live…
Certified And Fortified
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi If you have treated malaria three times in the last six months or if you are…
USAID to spend N15bn on malaria prevention in Nigeria
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), said it would spend about N15 billion (75 million dollars) for the…
97% of Nigerians prone to Malaria attack
The Malaria Action Program for States (MAPS), an NGO, on Monday said 97 per cent of Nigerians are prone to…
Zamfara, USAID join forces to combat malaria
The Zamfara Government on Thursday renewed its commitment to fight malaria in the state. The Permanent Secretary in the state’s…
Investing In The Defeat Of Malaria
By Bilikis Bakare Established in May 2007 by the 60th session of the World Health Assembly, the decision making body…
Cuban Ebola worker dies of malaria in Guinea
Guinea authorities buried a Cuban Saturday who died of malaria while working in the country to help battle the killer…
20 Deadliest Diseases In Human History
Human history is undoubtedly stained with the blood of men, women and children killed in war, but it is disease…
200 benefit from Kwara’s ‘Ageing Gracefully’ health programme
No fewer than 200 people received treatment for different ailments under a free healthcare programme for the aged in Irepodun…
Detecting And Dealing With Pneumonia
By Bilikis Bakare Globally, pneumonia kills more than 1 million children younger than 5 years of age each year. This…
Malaria: Nuclear mechanism against mosquitos underway
The African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE), on Saturday, said plans were underway to use nuclear radiation on mosquitoes to…
Africa accounts for 90% of world’s malaria deaths – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday, said 90 per cent of estimated 627,000 deaths caused by malaria in the…
Nigeria’s MDG Score Card
By John Tosin Ajiboye The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were established after the Millennium…
Malaria vaccine: African experts sue for caution
Experts in Africa, the continent worst-hit by malaria, reacted with optimism but also caution to news that the first vaccine…
Malaria vaccine coming
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will seek marketing approval for the world’s first malaria vaccine next year after trial data showed the…
Malaria Responsible For Huge Maternal Deaths
Dr. Emmanuel Otolorin, Country Director of Jhpiego, an NGO, said on Thursday that malaria was responsible for 11 percent of…
The War Against Malaria
The malaria scourge has continued to decimate human population in spite of the advancement in medicine. According to statistics, at…
Malaria Remains Giant Killer In Lagos –Govt
As countries marked the World Malaria Day yesterday, the Lagos State Government has identified malaria as the highest killer in…
Lagos Fights Malaria With 4.2m Treated Nets
The Lagos State Government said it has distributed 4.2 million insecticide treated nets to rid the state of malaria. Dr.…
Agency, NGOs Plan Attack On Malaria
The Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis and Leprosy (BACATMA), has begun collaboration with traditional rulers…
Malaria Still Kills People In Epe — Lawmaker
In this 21st century, common illnesses like malaria and typhoid fever still kill people in Epe, Lagos State, owing to…
Lagos Adopts New Methods To Tackle Malaria Scourge
Lagos State has adopted a multi prong approach with emphasis on evidence based research for policy formulation and programming in…
We Are Winning War Against Malaria –Idris
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris has expressed optimism that the war against malaria in the state would…
Lagos Receives Vehicle For Malaria Prevention
Lagos State Commissioner for Dr Jide Idris has commended Swiss Biostadt Limited, formerly Syngenta Nigeria Limited, for the donation of…
Hyundai Fights Malaria In Lagos
As part of its commitment to its corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Nigeria, Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited has launched its…
Malaria Vaccine Hailed As A Success
A vaccine that almost halves the chance of catching malaria has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives…