Malaria
15 Jun 2023
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved $1 billion to fight against Tuberculosis (TB), malaria and HIV in Nigeria in the next three years.
11 May 2023
The Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis/Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA) has said that it is ready to carry out distribution of 4.4million Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) to prevent the deadly mosquitoes contributing to the mortality rate in the country. In 2022, Nigeria was said to have accounted for 22 percent of cases…
27 Apr 2023
As the world celebrates the discovery of malaria vaccine, 107,582 persons have been confirmed to be down with the disease between January and April 2023 in Nasarawa State.
26 Apr 2023
As the 2023 World Malaria Day held yesterday, House of Representatives urged Federal Government to focus more on domestic financing and local production of drugs to contain the disease.
25 Apr 2023
As Orange Group, a leading fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company in Nigeria, join to celebrate World Malaria Day with a renewed commitment to tackle Malaria through its innovative drugs. The firm has continued to drum it's support for the eradication of malaria in the country. The goal of World Malaria Day, observed annually on…
24 Apr 2023
Extreme weather events in Malawi and Pakistan have driven "very sharp" rises in malaria infections and deaths, a global health chief said ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25. Cases in Pakistan last year, after devastating floods left a third of the country under water, rose four-fold to 1.6 million, according to the World…
24 Apr 2023
... As 4 African countries had over half of all malaria deaths in 2022 Asclepius Consulting Ltd has joined other countries and organisations all around the globe to mark World Malaria Day. The theme for 2023 is “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement,” with a particular focus on the implementation of strategies to…
20 Apr 2023
Ahead of World Malaria Day (WMD), the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria, yesterday, warned that the epidemiology of malaria, a disease that kills one child every minute, is shifting, making it more difficult to predict, prevent and control outbreaks.
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