Tag: #Malaria
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INTEGRATE 2.0 REACHES 1.7 MILLION WOMEN, HELPS PREVENT 15,000 MALARIA DEATHS
The Society for Family Health (SFH) says its Gates Foundation-funded IntegratE 2.0 Project helped prevent an estimated 15,000 malaria deaths among under-five children while expanding access to healthcare services across 11 states. Emeka Okafor, Group Director, SFH Donor Funded Portfolio, disclosed this on Wednesday, September 23, in Lagos at the project’s close-out dissemination event. He…
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WORLD MOSQUITO DAY: THE NEED FOR SUSTAINED EFFORTS AGAINST MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES
A pest control expert, Mr Bamidele Abiru, says between 600,000 and 700,000 people die from malaria annually in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the need for sustained efforts to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. Abiru, Managing Director of Greenbox Facilities Limited, spoke during a medical outreach in Gosa Community, Abuja, to mark the 2026 World Mosquito Day. The outreach…
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RAINFALL: PHYSICIAN URGES HYGIENE TO PREVENT WATERBORNE DISEASES
Persistent rainfall and flooding could increase the risk of waterborne diseases, a physician, Dr Gerald Chinasa, has warned, urging Nigerians to maintain proper hygiene and avoid contaminated water. Chinasa said stagnant water, blocked drains, poor waste disposal and floodwaters contaminated with sewage could increase the spread of diseases such as cholera, dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis A,…
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GATES FOUNDATION PLEDGES $912M TO GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TB, AND MALARIA
A bold investment to save millions of lives and fight deadly diseases by 2045. The Gates Foundation commits $912 million over three years to the Global Fund, boosting its total support to $4.9 billion since 2002. Bill Gates highlights the Fund’s impact in saving 70 million lives and urges global leaders to increase health investments…
