World Malaria Day
1 May
In commemoration of the this year’s Malaria Day, Daniel Ogechi Akujobi Memorial (DOAM) Foundation has organised a one-day free medical outreach in Ogolonto, Ikorodu, Lagos State. The event held at Gospel Church of Christ, aimed to addressed health issues predominant among the less privileged. With the theme: “Speed up the fight against malaria,” the beneficiaries…
27 Apr
African Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF), has called on the federal government to redouble its commitments and prioritize investments in malaria prevention and control. It emphasized the need for community engagement and sustained investment to combat the disease. Executive Director of AYGF, Dr. Arome Salifu, disclosed this in Abuja, during a press briefing to commemorate 2024…
27 Apr
The United States government has pledged to foster robust and effective malaria services with Nigeria.
25 Apr
As the world marks the 2024 World Malaria Day with the theme::Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world,' Orange Group, a leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring everyone has a fair chance at preventing and treating malaria.
24 Apr
In commemoration of World Malaria Day today, Goodknight, a leading insecticide brand under Godrej Nigeria Limited, stepped up its efforts to combat malaria in Lagos by protecting over 20,000 families in Lagos with its insecticide products through house-to-house free insecticide donation in addition to stocking up all comprehensive primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Lagos with…
22 Apr
A medical expert, Prof. Olugbenga Mokuolu, has called for improvement in Nigeria’s malaria data to reflect a realistic figure of the disease.
21 Apr
Ahead of World Malaria Day (WMD) 2024, April 25, the Global Funds to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, has said compared to standard nets, the introduction of 56 million state-of-the-art mosquito nets in Nigeria, 16 other countries across sub-Saharan Africa averted an estimated 13 million malaria cases and 24,600 deaths.
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