Tag: Malaria

Breaking: APC wins Kwara governorship election

At $4 (N1,400) unit price, the treated nets are worth at least N3.3 billion, aside the 5,000 ad-hoc staff to ...

Malaria can predispose to coronavirus infection — Commissioner

April 25, 2020

Malaria has been indicated as an underlining sickness capable of predisposing one to Coronavirus infection and its accompanying complications.

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WHO warns malaria deaths in Africa could double in 2020

by The Eagle Online

April 23, 2020

The number of malaria deaths in Africa could double to 769,000 this year as efforts to curb the disease are ...

Breaking: Ex-PPMC MD identified as first case of Coronavirus to die in Nigeria

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Doctors warn of risks of using malaria drugs to treat COVID-19

by The Eagle Online

March 29, 2020

The prospect that a pair of malaria drugs will become go-to medications for treating COVID-19 before they’ve been rigorously tested ...

Global Fund increases allocation to Nigeria by 30% – Official

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Nigeria to get $417m from Global Fund to tackle Malaria

by The Eagle Online

January 28, 2020

The National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme, Dr. Audu Mohammed, on Tuesday said Nigeria would get three-year grant of $417 ...

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NLNG pursues Malaria elimination in Bonny

by The Eagle Online

January 20, 2020

This was made known during a recent visit by officials of United States President’s Malaria Initiative to Bonny Island to ...

NMEP, Ebonyi distributes 1.7m free, long lasting insecticide nets

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Ebonyi to distribute 1.7m nets to eradicate malaria, yellow fever

by The Eagle Online

October 8, 2019

The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Daniel Umehzuruike, said this on Tuesday in Abakiliki during a lecture on ...

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HIV/AIDS: FG reaffirms commitment to Global Fund

by The Eagle Online

September 27, 2019

Federal Ministry of Health, on Friday, reaffirmed its commitment to contributing to the Global Fund for the Management of HIV, ...

Combination immunotherapy stops liver cancer growth – Study

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Malaria: FG distributes 25m treated mosquito nets in six states

by The Eagle Online

July 19, 2019

The Federal Government says it will distribute 25 million treated mosquito nets in six states of the federation this year.

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Over 13m Nigerians battle with malaria annually – Environmentalist

by The Eagle Online

June 23, 2019

Malam Umar Aminu-Imam, President, Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria in Katsina State, has said that 13,687,500 Nigeria battled with ...

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Malaria eliminated in Algeria and Argentina – WHO

by The Eagle Online

May 22, 2019

The World Health Organisation has declared Algeria and Argentina malaria-free.

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New technology enables large-scale production of artemisinin for malaria

by The Eagle Online

May 13, 2019

Chinese researchers have developed a new technology to produce artemisinin, the top choice for malaria treatment, on a large scale.

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Korean firm tackles malaria with new drug

by The Eagle Online

April 26, 2019

A Korean firm, Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Company, says it has produced an anti-malaria drug that will reduce the increasing number ...

Adewole commends Lagos over prompt response to collapsed building victims

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Malaria: Nigeria anxiously waiting for result of trial vaccine in Malawi – FG

by The Eagle Online

April 26, 2019

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, revealed this at the commemoration of 2019 World Malaria Day in Abuja on ...

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WMD: Nigeria accounts for 32% of global malaria deaths — LAPO

by The Eagle Online

April 25, 2019

An NGO, the Lift Above Poverty Organisation, says Nigeria accounts for 32 per cent of the global estimate of 655,000 ...

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Stop giving anti-malarials to children not diagnosed of malaria — Pediatrician

by The Eagle Online

March 31, 2019

A Paediatric Neurologist, Dr Okunola Olusola, on Sunday cautioned parents against administering antimalaria medication to children who had not been ...