…says malaria kills 500,000 Nigerians annually
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
The Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation has said that a vaccine for malaria in Nigeria would be available in the next six months.
Founder of the Foundation, Prince Ned Nwoko made the disclosure over the weekend during a walk to mark World Malaria 2021 in Abuja.
He added that alongside the vaccine were issues of sanitation, fumigation and proper waste management to help in curbing the menace of malaria.
The former member of the House of Representatives from Delta State said the foundation was collaborating with multinational companies in the United States of America and the United Kingdom to produce the malaria vaccines.
Strategic partnerships crucial for malaria bednets amid COVID-19 says Vestergaard
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By Sola Ogundipe
As part of the events for World Malaria Day 2021, leading bednet manufacturer, Vestergaard has reiterated its call for strategic partnerships to accelerate innovation in malaria bednets in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking at the second installment of the three-part webinar series, the Chief Executive Officer, Vestergaard, Michael Joos, hinted that bednet development must progress as fast as mosquito’s resistance evolves.
In his brief at the panel discussion, hosted by The Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) and its partners to discuss lessons and opportunities in the fight against malaria, Joos reminded participants that long-lasting insecticidal nets are the backbone of malaria control programmes on which additional interventions are layered.
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World Malaria Day: Nigeria accounts for 24% of malaria death globally
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ABEOKUTA – The Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, Dr. Tomi Coker at the weekend declared Nigeria accounts for about 24% of malaria deaths globally.
Coker, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in commemoration of 2021 World Malaria Day (WMD) held at the Ministry of Health conference room, Okemosan, Abeokuta, said malaria is a disease that is preventable, treatable and curable.
The government also said the intervention will be in the area of distribution of free Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) to pregnant women at first booking and children under 5 years who complete immunization schedules in all public health facilities.
Rainfall: Kwara Govt to begin Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
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The Kwara Government says the state will begin Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention during the rainy season when malaria disease is at its peak.
Alhaji Nageri Abdullahi, the Programme Manager, Kwara State Malaria Elimination Programme told newsmen made this known in Ilorin on Tuesday.
According to him, Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention is the intermittent administration of full treatment courses of an anti-malarial medicine on children in areas of highly seasonal transmission of malaria.
“The objective is to prevent malarial by maintaining therapeutic anti-malarial drug concentration in the blood throughout the period of greatest malarial risk,’’ he said.