Saturday, June 20, 2026

malaria

June 10, 2026

Pharmaceutical firm mobilises secondary, university students against malaria 

Mr Iloabanafor said the initiative had already generated interest among students nationwide.

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI MOSQUITO
June 3, 2026

Malaria not caused by stress, says physician 

Prolonged stress and fatigue are major risk factors for several diseases and can negatively affect productivity and workplace safety.

female Anopheles mosquito.
May 29, 2026

AIICO drives community health impact with malaria prevention outreach

The company distributed 600 insecticide nets during the outreach and conducted health education sessions on malaria prevention.

AIICO Insurance
April 28, 2026

ECOWAS health ministers back plan to eliminate malaria

The assembly also adopted the Freetown Charter to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child mortality.

ECOWAS
April 28, 2026

Expert urges access, training as WHO clears newborn malaria drug

A neonatal specialist urged swift access and proper training following the WHO’s prequalification of the first malaria treatment for newborns and infants.

Babies covered under mosquito nets
April 27, 2026

FG targets 50% drop in malaria cases by 2030

The minister described malaria as a major public health and economic threat. 

Deputy health minister Iziaq Adekunle Salako
April 26, 2026

Insecurity, poverty major threats to Nigeria’s health system, says APHPN president

He added that declining purchasing power affected access to food and healthcare.

Terfa Kene
April 26, 2026

Kubwa residents receive free malaria tests, treatment

She urged Nigerians to take malaria prevention seriously.

Kubwa free malaria tests
April 25, 2026

Vaccines averted over 150 million deaths from Ebola, measles, others in past 50 years, says WHO

The UN health agency calls for renewed commitments to build more sustainable national programmes.

WHO logo and people being vaccinated
April 24, 2026

Lassa is curable if detected early, expert says

Olukemi Adekanmbi, a consultant infectious disease physician at University College Hospital, Ibadan, says Lassa fever is curable.

Lassa fever infected patient