Tag Archives: World Malaria Day

To mark the 2021 World Malaria Day, the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI Africa) in partnership with WellaHealth has kicked off a Women Health Support Project themed “BuildBackBetter”. The three-month initiative targets women residents of Somolu Local Government and Bariga Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State. Beneficiaries and promoters of the women health support project themed “BuildBackBetter” The ...

From country and business leaders to sports and cultural stars, new champions across the African continent and beyond joined the Zero Malaria Starts with Me movement this World Malaria Day, the global awareness day observed on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Dr Abdourahmane Diallo, CEO, RBM Partnership to End Malaria The theme of this year’s World Malaria Day, “Zero Malaria – Draw the Line ...

 Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says no fewer than 700,000 people are being diagnosed annually with malaria disease in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health Abayomi made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday, April 25, 2021 in Lagos in celebration of the 2021 World Malaria Day (WMD). The WMD is commemorated annually ...

A medical researcher, Dr. Bamidele Iwalokun, has called on government authorities to increase the coverage of Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) by 80 per cent to improve the diagnosis of submicroscopic malaria. Iwalokun, the Head of Immunology and Vaccinology Research Group, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, made this plea on Monday, April 17, 2017 in an interview with ...