Tag Archives: Malaria

Africa is plagued by malaria. Six African countries, including Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Niger accounted for half of all malaria deaths worldwide in 2019. Nigeria has the highest malaria burden globally, accounting for nearly 27% in 2022. That’s why herbs are important. …

Following the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, marked annually on 27 December, we took a look at how two renowned actors helped the UN health agency in 1959. A singing legend, Mr. Sinatra lent his golden voice to WHO for a UN Radio story, telling the tale of two victims …

Some may wonder why they might wake up sick after sleeping with the fan on all through the night. It is quite common to hear some people say that if you sleep with the fan on, there is a tendency you will wake up with malaria, especially when the fan …

Legendary Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia better known as 2Baba has opened up on the final moments of his late friend and colleague, Sound Sultan. The ‘African Queen’ singer who spoke during a podcast with Adesope released on YouTube on Thursday said the cancer diagnosis for Sound Sultan was late and that …

A researcher at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Dr Aina Oluwagbemiga, has said that they are yet to see a herbal product that cures malaria in the country.   Speaking in an interview with Punch, Aina urged Nigerians to go for tests and be sure that they …

This is an active step in the commitment of stakeholders in a determined campaign to eliminate the scourge of malaria in our environment by leveraging the usefulness and communicative aspects of sports and entertainment to galvanise an assorted demography of school children, mothers and adults to offer free health services …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the R21 malaria vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.  This makes Nigeria the second country to approve the new malaria vaccine developed at the University of Oxford, after Ghana.  The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola …

By Guardian Nigeria 12 October 2022   |   2:14 pm Nancy Umeh, an author, registered nurse, public health consultant, and professional chef, has advised parents on other ways they can deploy to ensure their children and wards live malaria free lives. Malaria has continued to be endemic in Nigeria, …

Opinion by Winnie Byanyima (geneva) Thursday, September 15, 2022 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Sep 15 (IPS) – Next week, taking place alongside the UN General Assembly, President Biden hosts a financing summit in New York of such importance that it will determine if millions of people live, will shape the world …

By Nwamaka Eze (MPH.BMLS) 12 September 2022   |   11:41 am Despite the awareness about malaria and how easy it is to treat; malaria is still a huge concern in Nigeria. The 2021 World Malaria Report (WMR) shows that 29 countries (out of 193 countries) accounted for 96% of …