The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that the much-anticipated malaria vaccination campaign will commence in Kebbi and Bayelsa states on December 2, 2024.
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $2.3 million to purchase 4.8 million doses of malaria medication from Swiss Pharma (Swipha).
A recent Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2023-24 report reveals significant insights into Nigeria’s ongoing fight against malaria, highlighting both progress and persistent challenges.
The Society for Family Health (SFH) and the Lagos State Ministry of Health, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on an initiative to combat malaria in Lagos State.
ASHENEWS reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free.
Nigeria has received its first doses of the malaria vaccine donated by GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. Produced in collaboration between Oxford University and the Serum Institute of India (SSI), as part of a new effort to reduce malaria cases and deaths in the country.
Nigeria is set to receive its first consignment of the highly anticipated malaria vaccines on Thursday, marking a significant step in the country’s fight against one of its deadliest diseases.
The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) of the Federal Ministry of Health says Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have been recommended for treatments of malaria in Nigeria.