ASHENEWS reports that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance on Wednesday announced that it has commenced the shipment of the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S to Cameroon.
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A Professor of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering from the University of Jos, Chike Ogbonna says for each cycle of malaria treatment, government spends N75.5 billion.
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria championing the HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria response have called for effective use of resources made available for the activity.
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control to carry out a baseline survey across the six geo-political zones of the country on fake anti-malaria drugs and report back to it within four weeks.
The Chief Executive of Malaria Consortium, Dr. James Tibenderana, on Wednesday, said 97 per cent of Nigerians are at risk of malaria despite the country’s progress in reducing the prevalence of the disease.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said on Monday that it would enhance the capability of the Agulu and Kaduna NAFDAC laboratories for the quality of medicinal products.
The Federal Ministry of Health has launched the Malaria Modelling Programme to achieve zero malaria prevalence by 2025.
Sokoto State Government has reiterated the need for increased proactive engagements with donor agencies in the fight against malaria and other diseases in the state.
A nurse at the Nursing Department, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Eleyele Branch, Ile-Ife, Oluwatosin Ogunlowo, has advised people to eschew self-medication in treating malaria.
A Parasitologist, Prof. Dennis Aribodor, has identified the lack of fund and dependence of foreign donors as major challenges affecting the fight against Malaria in Nigeria.