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A world first diagnostic saliva test for malaria is on the horizon. The saliva-based diagnostic tool, to be marketed by ERADA as a Saliva-based Malaria Asymptomatic and Asexual Rapid Test (SMAART) for subclinical infection, is set to transform malaria detection worldwide. Malaria, globally, kills an estimated 435,000 each year, mostly children under the age of five, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Read More The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Uzbekistan as malaria-free, confirming the end of the country’s half-century long battle for malaria elimination within its borders.
Read More The Borno Government on Saturday said it distributed 3.7 million pieces of treated mosquito nets to control malaria in the state.
Read More The Nigerian movie industry was thrown into mourning yesterday after a member, Chris Ekejimbe, died.
Read More The National Malaria Elimination Programme, NMEP, has called for more donor agencies and increased domestic financing to drive malaria elimination in the country even as North West leads in malaria burden.
Read More ELBE Pharma Nigeria Limited, recently presented the outcome of a successful clinical trial on Amatem Forte Softgel capsules, conducted at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, Lagos.
Read More No fewer than 15,000 children displaced by the herdsmen crisis in Benue state who are down with various ailments including malaria, malnutrition and diarrhea are to benefit from a free medical outreach organized by the Nexia Nigeria a global corporate support service organization.
Read More The Jigawa government says it will distribute 3.5million Long Life Insecticidal Nets to its people during this season to check malaria scourge.
Read More Nigeria is set to harness Traditional Chinese Medicine to combat malaria, as a team of experts from the Jianqxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine have introduced complementary and alternative medicine to fight the scourge. The treatment will also include acupuncture and the use of Chinese herbal products.
Read More The UNICEF says it has concluded arrangements to distribute 358, 134 insecticide treated nets in four local government areas of Borno, for malaria prevention and control.
Read More The Federal Government has advised Nigerians against taking malaria treatment before a confirmed laboratory test.
Read More Australian scientists on Thursday said they have taken a crucial step toward
in developing a new malaria vaccine by using a novel “atomic-scale” blueprint to track how the parasite invades human cells.
Mr Dauda Tanko, the Acting traditional leader of Wumba Community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), FCT, has appealed to the Federal Government to establish a functional Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in the area.
Read MoreOVH Energy, Nigeria’s leading downstream marketing company and licensee of the Oando retail brand has partnered with African Clean-up initiative in the global fight against malaria.
Read More MALARIA poses adverse economic impact that is probably even greater than 1 per cent of the GDP, from lost productivity through premature mortality and time off work due to sickness. In school children, malaria is a major cause of absenteeism, reduces potential economic development opportunities, deters international trade and foreign investment, and jeopardises tourism.
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