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Film Review: The Underestimated Villain is a punchy animated poem
There is very little that is pretty about malaria. The mosquito-borne disease that causes morbidity and mortality with aplomb was in 2019 alone, responsible for 409,000 deaths, most of them…
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The government wants to deploy nuclear technology to eradicate Malaria and this is the mother of all embarrassment
Many times before, the Nigerian government has made the country a laughing stock, especially orchestrated by President Buhari himself. The lazy Nigerian youth comment, the BBC interview where he reduced…
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[The Injustice Blog] Edo IDPs in a close shave with death
The state of health of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Edo is one that requires emergency intervention by the state government and all necessary agencies responsible for the care of…
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2018 WMD: Mortein, State Ministries of Health Partner for a Malaria Free Nigeria
Honourable Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole; General Manager, Reckitt Benckiser (RB), West Africa, Dayanand Sriram; National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), Dr. Audu Bala Mohammed and Marketing Manager,…
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Over a 100 million Nigerians can’t treat malaria – Dogara
Speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara, says over a 100 million Nigerians cannot afford to treat malaria. Dogara said this while declaring open an investigative hearing on the…
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#OneActAgainstMalaria: Mortein partners with state Ministries of Health to end Malaria for good
In continuation of its fight against Malaria and as part of activities marking this year’s World Malaria Day with the universal theme "End Malaria for Good", Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Nigeria, makers of…
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Young Nigerian-American entrepreneur empowers university students to eradicate malaria in local communities through “The Home Project”
Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State - February 2017 - Israel Olaore, 25-year old founder of The StopGo Movement and former student of Babcock University is returning to his Alma-mater to facilitate round two…
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GSK’s malaria candidate vaccine, MosquirixTM (RTS,S), receives positive opinion from European regulators for the prevention of malaria in young children in sub-Saharan Africa
GSK announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive scientific opinion for its malaria candidate vaccine…
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Punch Newspaper introduces website to create awareness on Malaria treatment
by Ranti Joseph Malaria being one of the top killer disease in not only Nigeria but also Africa has always been a thing of deep concern to World Health organisation…
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Mortein launches innovative variant to strengthen malaria fight in Nigeria
by Damilola Jagun Managing Director, DTR Nig. Ltd. (Key Distributor for Reckitt Benckiser in Abuja), Alhaji Tahir Mohammed In furtherance of its commitment to provide innovative solutions to make life easier…
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Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria dies in Abuja
by Azubuike Azikiwe The Sudanese embassy has announced the passing of Dr Tagelsir Ali, the country's Ambassador to Nigeria. The information was disemminated through the Media Adviser to the…
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Hospital expose: Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer wanted to take the virus to Calabar
by Kolapo Olapoju Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American man who imported the Ebola virus disease (EVD) to Nigeria, attempted to forcefully discharge himself from First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, and…
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Sad news: Nollywood costumier, Lizzy Ogbodo is dead (PICTURED)
by S'ola Filani Nollywood costumier Elizabeth Ogbodo popularly known as Lizzy is dead. Lizzy died this morning following complications from health issues in Niger Foundation Hospital, Enugu. She was found…
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Opinion: Homosexuality is not an easy sell in places like Nigeria
by Ose Oyamendan Imagine what would happen today if you stand in a crowded marketplace and sing, “I’m gay and I know it!” You surely won’t be carted off to…
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Billionaire Bill Gates rocks ‘babanriga’ at meeting with GEJ (PHOTOS)
by 'Jola Sotubo Bill Gates being decorated by Sultan of Sokoto at the Stakeholders Meeting on Polio in State House Microsoft founder Bill Gates is in Nigeria for Stakeholders Meeting…
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Poetry: Green white dreams by Soyombo Ayomikun
by Soyombo Ayomikun They dreamt of a haven to be named Nigeria. Not a nation to be ravaged by a legion of diseases one of which is malaria What more…
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LASPOTECH students protest death of colleague
Brandishing tree branches and green leaves and with tears flowing down their cheeks, students of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) last Monday protested the death of their colleague, Oladimeji Olu.…
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Temie Giwa: The doctor ordered primary health care (Y! FrontPage)
by Temie Giwa Primary health care in Nigeria is truly horrific... Clinic filled with overworked and underpaid staff members, who are so prone to mistakes that if Nigerians were remotely…
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Cheta Nwanze: Our environment breeds cancer and malaria (Y! FrontPage)
by Cheta Nwanze Malaria is commonly associated with poverty, and can indeed be a cause of poverty and a major hindrance to economic development. Cancer is a class of diseases…
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Malaria, HIV/AIDS, cancer and road accidents named Nigeria’s top killers by NMA
by Rachel Ogbu Malaria, HIV/AIDS, cancer and road accidents were officially listed as the top killers in the country. The Nigeria Medical Association also added hypertension and diabetes claiming that the rising…
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6 common diseases in Nigeria and how to prevent them
by Dr Jimade Ola-Solomon No matter how careful we are, we can’t always escape the increasing number of diseases lurking in our daily lives in Nigeria, below are the most…
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Femke becomes Funke: Not a common cold
by Femke van Zeijl I long for the moment when I have finally toughened up and gotten used to pure water, malaria and eating fresh salads outdoors (another oyinbo no…
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Sustainable Conversation hosted by Thistle Praxis points way forward for health sector
L-R: Angela Oyo-Ita, Fola Laoye, Mohammed Ali Pate, Jide Idris and Kudo Ikemba. by Isi Esene Thistle Praxis points way forward for Nigeria’s public health sector We need knowledge…
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Ninja Mosquitoes? Research suggests malaria might become untreatable
Photo credit: Healthy mothers by Rachel Ogbu Researchers have claimed that the rise of resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria means the effort to eliminate malaria is "seriously compromised".…
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