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MALARIA
The Kaduna State Government has announced plans to distribute 4.5 million insecticide-treated nets to 1.8 million households across the state.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced that the state’s malaria prevalence has dropped to 1.3%, placing Lagos on the path to malaria pre-elimination, a milestone benchmark set by the World Health Organization (WHO).
With over 66 million malaria cases in 2023 alone and a limited vaccine rollout, Nigeria is betting on...
Malaria cases rise by 11 million in 2023, reaching an estimated 263 million, according to the World Health Organization's latest report.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a $2.3 million commitment to purchase malaria treatment tablets, a significant boost for public health efforts in Nigeria.
Mr. Kenneth Maduka, Kogi Project Manager at Malaria Consortium, announced that malaria prevalence in Nigeria has decreased from 23% in 2018 to 22% in 2021.
Several African nations have received a cumulative total of $4.08 billion from The Global Fund in a substantial boost to the continent’s healthcare systems in the first half of 2024.
The United Kingdom has committed one billion pounds to the global fund in a move to combat the scourge of malaria and other diseases in Nigeria.
Health ministers from African countries with the highest malaria burden have committed to accelerating efforts to eliminate deaths caused by the disease.
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has announced that it has adopted a sector-wide approach to eliminate malaria in Nigeria.
FG officially launched the Global Fund Grant Cycle-7, targeting the implementation periods of 2024-2026, addressing 3 critical diseases.
The global fight against malaria is facing a critical setback, with a World Health Organization (WHO) report revealing a year-on-year increase of around 5 million malaria cases in 2022, surpassing global targets to contain it, and a $3.7 billion funding gap in vaccine response.