Hardest-Hit Nigeria Is Latest African Country to Provide Malaria Vaccine to Young Children BAYELSA, Nigeria (AP) — 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 ...

The report indicates global malaria cases grew by about 11 million compared to the year prior while fatalities remained nearly the same. The WHO report said Africa accounted for 95% of global malaria deaths.

Africa accounts for the most number of cases of malaria in the world. The disease is rampant especially in Nigeria owing to poor health infrastructure and population

World Malaria Report has once again signalled the need for African leaders, especially in Nigeria, to adopt effective measures to tackle the epidemic and improve the quality of life in the region.

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Olugbenga Mokuolu is a professor of paediatrics at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital and the current Strategic Adviser to

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.

Ominike Marvis eagerly embraced Nigeria's new malaria vaccine to protect her son. The vaccine, developed by Oxford University, aims to curb malaria in Africa, which bears the highest global burden. Challenges remain,

BAYELSA, 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 ...

Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childen BAYELSA, Nigeria -- Ominike Marvis has lost count of the number of times her 6-year-old son has had malaria.

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) is positioning the institute for a transformative 2025, as it is focused on tackling local health challenges with homegrown vaccines.

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