A Silent Threat: Impact of Climate Change on Life Expectancy Rate in Nigeria
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‘The climate crisis is a health crisis, but for too long, health has been a footnote in climate discussions,” Director-General, World Health…
World Malaria Day 2024: What Hope Does the Malaria Vaccination Hold for Nigeria?
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Oladimeji Solomon Yemi and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers)
Nigerian Medical Students’ Association: Active Citizenship for Health Improving Malaria Prevention and Treatment Awareness
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Beyond the breakthrough vaccineThe Malaria vaccine is considered to be one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. However, in spite of…
The New Malaria Vaccine: A New Dimension in the Fight against Malaria
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After decades of trials, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new malaria vaccine for children, adding a new development in…
A Classroom Clinic: Bringing Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment to Schools in Malawi
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By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) Clara still vividly remembers the day in 2019 she felt unwell while at school. “I was in…
Achieving Zero Malaria by 2030: What Nigeria must do to advance towards elimination
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By Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writer) Malaria is one of the leading causes of death in children under five years of age globally….
Drug-Resistant Malaria: A Public Health War Nigeria Cannot Afford to Fight
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Editor’s Note: In today’s Thought Leadership Piece, Dr. Okonkwor Oyor of Hygeia HMO explains the looming threat that ACT-resistant malaria poses to…
African leaders call for immediate action to save additional lives from malaria in the face of COVID-19
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11 May 2020 – In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the…
Nigeria pledges US$ 12 million at the Sixth Global Fund Replenishment Conference
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Abuja, 15 October 2019 – HIV, tuberculosis and malaria are preventable and treatable diseases, yet globally they kill more than 2.6 million…
New reports focus on malaria eradication goal
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23 August 2019, Geneva – The RBM Partnership to End Malaria welcomes two new forthcoming reports on the opportunity the world has to…
Widely used malaria treatment to prevent malaria in pregnant women at risk of failing in areas where drug resistance is rising
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LIVERPOOL – OXFORD, 25 March 2019 A global team of researchers, led by a team at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine…
African leaders launch new, continent-wide campaign for a malaria-free Africa
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Zero Malaria Starts with Me campaign empowers Africans to take a stand in the fight against the deadly disease. Monday 2 July…
Can RDTs bring Nigeria one step closer to eliminating malaria?
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“What would you say is the most dangerous animal on Earth? Sharks? Snakes? Humans?. If you’re judging by how many people are…
Are we at a Turning Point on Malaria?
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On World Malaria Day we asked Dr Uchenna Nwokenna, a Medical Epidemiologist and Health Systems Specialist who has spent most of the…