Tag: malaria
Malaria: 1.6 million mosquito nets to be distributed in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Government says it will distribute 1.6 million Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) to all households as part…
Enugu approves N36 million for World Bank Project against malaria
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved N36 million as commitment fee to participate in a World Bank-sponsored programme aimed…
Breaking The Malaria Cycle
In spite of the huge amount that governments both at the Federal and the States levels spend in the provision…
Injury kills more than HIV, TB, Malaria combined — Pharmacist
A Pharmacists, Lanre Alege, says an injury is a trauma that kills more people every year than Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV),…
Malaria Preventive Treatment programme launched in Ebonyi
Transforming Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Optimal Pregnancy (TIPTOP), a programme designed to tackle malaria infection in pregnant women, has been…
Malaria causes severe anaemia in children – Paediatrician
Prof. Kolade Ernest of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Ilorin, said that studies have shown that…
Malaria: Cases drop to 27 % in Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says malaria cases dropped from 42 per cent to 27 per cent in…
Malaria, HIV pose threat to Nigeria – Experts
As life expectancy in Nigeria is increasing, malaria, diarrhoea, HIV and lower respiratory infection have been identified as some of…
Malaria: Jigawa LG To Expend N655,000 On Fumigation
The Gumel Local Government Council in Jigawa on Saturday said it would expend N655, 000 to fumigate the nooks and…
Mudslides: WHO moves to prevent disease outbreak in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread…
WHO Boosts Malaria Prevention In Northeast Nigeria
The World Health Organization (WHO) says up to 10,000 lives in Nigeria can be saved by November through targeted steps…
UNILAG Invents New Method Of Diagnosing Malaria
University of Lagos (UNILAG) said it invented a new method of diagnosing malaria, following intensive research by its Department of…
WHO commends Africa on malaria and HIV control
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has commended the African region for making significant progress in malaria control in the last…
UN deliver bed nets to fight malaria in West Africa
UN aid agencies delivered millions of insecticide-treated bed nets to protect people from malaria in the West African nations of…
Experts seek removal of import duty on malaria drugs
Some experts have urged the Federal Government to remove the import duty placed on the importation of malaria drugs in…