Tag: malaria
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 ...
[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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
#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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mortein launches innovative variant to strengthen malaria fight in Nigeria
by Damilola Jagun In furtherance of its commitment to provide innovative solutions to make life easier and healthier, leading anti-malaria brand, ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Billionaire Bill Gates rocks ‘babanriga’ at meeting with GEJ (PHOTOS)
by ‘Jola Sotubo Microsoft founder Bill Gates is in Nigeria for Stakeholders Meeting on Polio Eradication. The billionaire was treated ...
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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sustainable Conversation hosted by Thistle Praxis points way forward for health sector
by Isi Esene Thistle Praxis points way forward for Nigeria’s public health sector We need knowledge to improve Nigerian ...
Ninja Mosquitoes? Research suggests malaria might become untreatable
by Rachel Ogbu Researchers have claimed that the rise of resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria means the effort ...