malaria

Former England international footballer, David Beckham has “spoken in Yoruba and eight other different languages” in a recorded appeal to end malaria. In a 55-second ‘Malaria Must Die’ footage, which surfaced online, the football legend…

Popular Nollywood actor, Gbenga Akintunde, aka Burger has been announced dead. He was said to have died on Thursday. According to actor, Kunle Afod who broke the news on his Instagram page, Akintunde died on Thursday,…

Jigawa Primary Health Care Development Agency (JPHCDA) says 10,315 cases of malaria have were recorded in health centres of Hadejia Local Government Area between August and September. The agency’s manager in the area, Yusif Hakimi, made…

Leaders of the Asia-Pacific on Thursday announced a new initiative to accelerate the elimination of malaria in the Asia-Pacific region. The leaders said this at the 2018 World Economic Forum on Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

Not less than 4.7 million Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN’s) will be distributed free to the people of Kastina State as part of measures to eliminate malaria scourge in the state. The Director, Malaria and Sickle cell Control in the…

A multi-national company, Exxon Mobil, says it is sponsoring some researches on insecticide mosquito treated nets aimed at fighting malaria burden in Nigeria. Dr Effiem Abbah, the General Manager and Country Manager, Medicine and…

The UNICEF says it has concluded arrangements to distribute 358, 134 insecticides treated nets in four local government areas of Borno, for malaria prevention and control. UNICEF’s Communication Specialist, Kusali Kubwalo, said that the…

The Federal Government has advised Nigerians against taking malaria treatment before a confirmed laboratory test. Dr Audu Mohammed, the National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), gave the advice at the second…

China is on the verge of eliminating malaria, a senior Chinese health official told a side-gathering during the World Health Assembly (WHA) at which Beijing was praised for its efforts in helping other county’s fight the lethal disease.…

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated N50 million to fund NDDC’s Professorial Chair on Malaria Elimination and Phytomedicine Research programme at  the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). The commission’s Director of…