Cameroon is rolling out the world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria, in a global fight projected to save thousands of children’s lives across Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO)-approved RTS,S Vaccine, developed by British drugmaker GSK, is targeting infants Continue Reading
By Adenitan Akinola The Federal Government has charged Osun State to pay its counterpart fund of about eight hundred million naira for three years as one of the benefiting thirteen Nigeria states in the ongoing Global Fund grant support for Malaria. Osun State is expected to budget for about three hundred million naira annually to make […]Continue Reading
Primary prevention and health education are keys to reducing malaria prevalence in society. A consultant family physician at the University of Osun Teaching Hospital, UniOsun, Osogbo, Doctor Babajide Seriki disclosed this in an interview with Gold FM on the occasion of World Malaria Day. While commending the state government for the availability of malaria drugs in Continue Reading
World mosquito day is observed annually to increase awareness on the importance of mosquito control. It was originated in 1897 by Dr. Ronald Ross of the Liverpool school of tropical medicine. Available records show that, over three hundred million cases of malaria occur worldwide each year and more than one million people die, most of […]Continue Reading
As part of efforts to deepen awareness and knowledge about scourge of malaria, a quiz has been organised for some secondary schools in Oyo State. The competition which was held in Ibadan and organised by Oyo state Ministry of Health in conjunction with the support of break through action Nigeria was intended to educate the students on malaria prevention. […]Continue Reading
Malaria a life threatening disease caused by a bite of infected female anopheles mosquitoes and has been a major public health challenge in the country. In this report, Oluwatosin Ighoteguono finds out how to draw the line against malaria in line with the theme of this year’s World malaria day. Continue Reading
The governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu wants medical workers and residents to consider malaria-like symptoms as COVID-19 until test proves otherwise. He gave the advice while addressing a news conference at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. Emphasising that the second wave of the COVID-19 virus infection which spreads faster has proven to be […]Continue Reading