Malaria

The Oyo State Government, through the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA), has conducted an integrated outreach programme at Ajegunle Market in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo Town. The outreach which featured free HIV…
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Wife of the Oyo state governor, Chief Mrs Tamunominini Makinde has appealed to expectant women, mothers and children to ensure they sleep under Insecticide Treated Nets consistently to avoid preventable deaths caused by malaria. She made…
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In an effort to reduce malaria transmission in Oyo state, the state ministry of health has fixed August 1st, 2025 for the mass distribution of free long lasting insecticide treated net for residents. Oyo state commissioner for health, Dr.…
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The Oyo State Government has declared its readiness to commence the 2025 Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) mass distribution campaign across the state, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce the burden of malaria among residents. This…
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Former National Coordinator, Malaria Control Program, Dr Chioma Amajoh, wants government at all levels to deploy the use of the R21 matrix M, and RTSS Malaria vaccines in routine immunizations targeting children under five, and distribute…
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The first batch of 846,000 doses of the R21 malaria vaccines, from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance had been handed over to the Federal government Professor Ali Pate, Minister of Health described the arrival of the vaccines as a significant…
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Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria have committed to accelerated action to end deaths from the disease. This is contained in a statement issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on…
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The House of Representatives on Thursday said declaring a state of emergency on malaria could be a step in the right direction given the spate of the protozoan disease across the country. To this extent, the House called on the Federal…
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The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation and the Malaria…
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The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, on Monday, said the malaria death rate in Nigeria has fallen by 55 per cent. Moeti said this on Monday, at the launch of the 2022 Nigeria Malaria Report in…
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