When Rose Akinbiyi’s baby, Jaye, would not eat or stop crying one night, she thought her newborn had a stomach upset.

From fixing open gutters to educating kids about the importance of bed nets, a "whole-of-society" approach is needed to ...

Wild chimpanzees inhabit various environments in Africa, from dense tropical rainforests to more open woodland and savannah ...

In this report, PREMIUM TIMES provides a comprehensive look at key events that shaped the health sector last year.

The Kogi State Coordinator for the Malaria program, Dr. Ake Stephen, has pointed out that Nigeria contributes to 27% of global malaria cases and 31% of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and public health experts are calling for increased political commitment and funding to fight malaria, especially in endemic regions like Africa. This week's ...

Nigeria: Ominike Marvis has lost count of the number of times her 6-year-old son has had malaria. So when Nigeria started offering a malaria vaccine, she was eager to protect her youngest child.

The 2024 World Malaria Report has shown that Nigeria accounted for an estimated 40 per cent of malaria cases and 46 per cent of deaths within the 10 High Burden to High Impact countries in 2023. ...

Wild chimpanzees inhabit various environments in Africa, from dense tropical rainforests to more open woodland and savannah ...

It is troubling news that in 2023 Nigeria accounted for 40 percent of estimated malaria cases and 46 percent of estimated malaria deaths within the 10 High Burden to High Impact countries.

For example, in Kebbi State, Nigeria, rice farming requires swampy water, which is a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. Should the Ministry of Health allocate its malaria funds to larviciding ...