In 2023, the former Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, predicted that the economic burden of malaria in Nigeria may increase to about $2.8 billion by 2030, noting that the burden in 2022 alone ...

The 2024 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.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and public health experts are calling for increased political commitment and funding to fight malaria, especially in endemic regions like Africa. This week's ...

The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria suffers an annual economic loss of $1.1 billion in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due to malaria. Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating ...

Despite efforts to reduce malaria transmission, Nigeria continues to be severely affected by the disease, which remains a leading cause of illness and death across the country, Bloomberg reports.

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, she was eager to protect ...