Tag: malaria

In August, the country’s leading DNA testing centre, Smart DNA Nigeria, released its 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report, revealing that ...

Nigeria's health financing dialogue revealed both opportunities and persistent gaps that must be bridged to strengthen the country's health system.

He added that the existing global health financing structure, shaped over the past 25 years, has proved inadequate in addressing ...

She said the intervention targeted children aged three to 59 months, those most vulnerable due to weaker immune systems

Established under the NACA Act of 2006, the National Council on AIDS (NCA) serves as the top national coordinating body ...

He noted that CSOs must not only advocate for funding but also monitor how funds are allocated and utilised to ...

Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of an infected female ...

He said the critical finding is at the heart of a new, multi-pronged approach to fever management, designed to combat ...

While he highlighted the challenges, he also acknowledged the progress Africa has made in reducing child deaths.

The proposed agency is expected to centralise and coordinate malaria responses in the country.

The decision marks a major acceleration in the foundation’s work and sets a new date of 2045 to sunset its ...

With over N1 billion committed to the programme, the organisers said N400 million will go to student prizes, while N600 ...

Nigeria, Kebbi and Yobe stand out in Nigeria for their high malaria prevalence, each facing unique challenges in their fight ...

She further called on the authorities to invest more in research and local production of antimalarial medications to strengthen the ...

“We at the Gates Foundation are proud to support these efforts, partnering with governments and local institutions to strengthen health ...

He noted that the HPV vaccine is available free of charge in PHC facilities across the country, like every other ...

Nnenna Ogbulafor, a medical doctor and national coordinator of the Malaria Elimination Programme, stated that malaria continued to be a ...

“If we can eliminate mosquitoes, we can eliminate malaria."

He, however, raised concerns over the risks posed by recent cuts to US funding for global health initiatives

Early reports from TB-affected countries indicate that funding constraints are already dismantling essential health services.

An official said since the outbreak of Lassa fever was declared on 30 December 2024, the state had recorded 83 ...

Mr Pate highlighted that the decline was expected even before the United States government publicly announced cuts to funding for ...

The Senate said the funds will support health interventions and address challenges previously financed by US government foreign aid before ...

Mr Pate, a professor described it as a renewed commitment to integrating and coordinating health programmes and resources to combat ...

Nigeria's fight against HIV/AIDS has been significantly aided by international donors, particularly PEPFAR