malaria

Between 2023 and 2025, 12 nations in various parts of Africa will each receive 18 million doses of the first-ever RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine. This information was released in a press release issued jointly on Wednesday by Gavi, the…

Malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 is anticipated to be available in the nation by April 2024, according to the Federal Government. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the minister of health, stated during a news conference held on Tuesday to mark World…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the R21 malaria vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Monday at a…

A malaria vaccine – R21/Matrix-M – developed by University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India PvT Ltd (SIIPL) has been licensed for use in Ghana by its Food and Drugs Authority (FDA Ghana). The vaccine, which leverages adjuvant…

No fewer than 602,000 people died of malaria across Africa last year, an official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, said this on Monday in her message to commemorate…

World Health Organization has endorsed RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first one against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children. The development was made known by the…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has opened up about his battle with malaria, admitting the disease left him feeling the worst he has ever felt in his life. The Arsenal captain was diagnosed having fallen unwell soon after returning to England…

Scientists in the United Kingdom have developed the world’s most effective malaria vaccine with 77 percent efficacy against the mosquito-borne disease, making it a major scientific breakthrough for the world. This is the first time that…

China’s Ministry of Science and Technology has said popular anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine is one of the three drugs that have shown encouraging profile for blocking the new coronavirus in early clinical trials. The remaining two drugs…

A man has cried out on social media after one of his associate’s son suffered reactions on his skin after taking fake anti-malaria drug. The drug was reportedly purchased off the counter from a nearby pharmacy store, but it was quite…

Research carried out in part by an Artificially-Intelligent (AI)‘robot scientist’ has found that a common ingredient of toothpaste could be developed to fight drug-resistant strains of malaria. In a study in the journal Scientific…