Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childen. The country began its vaccination ...

From the last malaria indicator survey, we found a prevalence of 22% among children less than 5 years old in the country.

“The top five countries carrying the heaviest estimated burden of malaria cases in 2023 were Nigeria (26%), the Democratic ...

Malaria claimed the lives of an estimated 597,000 people worldwide in 2023, reinforcing the disease as a serious health ...

One of the first areas where the programme is being rolled out is the southern state of Bayelsa, which has one of the country ...

Global malaria cases rise by 11 million in 2023, reaching an estimated 263 million, according to the World Health ...

The vaccine being introduced is being given to children between five and 15 months old Nigeria | AGENCIES | Nigeria, which ...

India has significantly reduced malaria cases and deaths. India's efforts, including community health initiatives and ...

The West African nation accounted for nearly a third of global malaria deaths in 2022, according to the World Health ...

The minister explained that the government is working closely with the Nigerian Governor's Forum to rethink malaria ...

The rate of global malaria deaths last year dropped to the lowest level since before the Covid-19 pandemic but total cases ...

So when Nigeria started offering a malaria vaccine, she was eager to protect her youngest child.      She took the 6-month-old baby to get his first shot at a health centre in hard-hit Bayelsa state, ...