Tag: malaria
Malaria-related deaths increase among children in Zamfara
The Zamfara Government on Saturday said it had recorded increase in malaria-related deaths among children under five years and pregnant…
Chicken odour ‘prevents malaria’ – Scientists
The smell from a live chicken could help protect against malaria, researchers have found. Ethiopian and Swedish scientists discovered that…
Kogi Governor intensifies effort on malaria eradication
The Kogi Government says it is intensifying efforts to eradicate the scourge of malaria in the state. The State Director,…
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…