Malaria

The Director of Muslim Rights Concern, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, has urged the Federal Government to make the treatment of Malaria free.

Dr Isaac Kadala, the Director, Malaria Control in the State Ministry of Health, made the assertion on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Yola.

Kamwi was speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing 38th Southern African Development Community summit for the Elimination VIII  regional initiative.

Nigeria, amongst other Africa countries has received over 800,000 units of Malaria tester kits and other medical equipments from South Korea since 2015 through Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline and the world’s…

Dr Effiem Abbah, the General Manager and Country Manager, Medicine and Occupational Health, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria at a press briefing on the company’s efforts at eradicating malaria.

Dr. Audu Mohammed, the National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme, gave the advice at the second quarter media chat in Abuja.

The doctors made the recommendation on Friday at a seminar in Lagos, which had over 200 of them in attendance

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director of Africa, in her message to commemorate the “World Malaria Day 2018” in Abuja on Wednesday, said 14 countries with the world’s biggest malaria problem were in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Sabina Idowu-Osehobo, the Executive Director of LAPO, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 2018 World Malaria Day sensitisation programme.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said the total number of malaria cases has increased in three malaria-affected areas — northeastern Limpopo, eastern Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal.

The NIPRD Director-General, Prof. Karniyus Gamaniel, said this while presenting the score card of his eight-year tenure (2009 to 2017) in Abuja on Friday

The NIPRD Director-General, Prof. Karniyus Gamaniel, said this while presenting the score card of his eight-year tenure (2009 to 2017) in Abuja on Friday.

The World Health Organisation says malaria kills around half a million people every year, the vast majority of them children in the poorest parts of Africa

The Roll Back Malaria Partnership, which released the report, said unprecedented global progress in fighting malaria since 18 years ago is at stake unless countries redouble their efforts

Omotosho, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, urged people to imbibe the culture of taking care of their environment.

The Commissioner For Health, Dr. Kuden Kamshak, broke this news on Tuesday while addressing journalists on the 10th anniversary commemoration of the World Malaria Day in Jos

Iwalokun, the Head of Immunology and Vaccinology Research Group, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, made this plea on Monday in an interview with the News Agency Nigeria in Lagos

NiMet, in its 2017 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction, said heat for too long could cause heat stress, which may in turn lead to several illness collectively called “hyperthermia”

Dr Stella Agbim, Lead Advocate of the foundation, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja. She said government should embrace greater innovations and investment in research and development of new…

Okenwa, who represents Enugu South-Urban Constituency in the state House of Assembly, disclosed this in Enugu on Thursday at the inauguration of the fumigation exercise and Obinna Okenwa Foundation