By Joke Kujenya SCIENTISTS HAVE reveals they made a breakthrough in malaria vaccine research by intentionally infecting volunteers with malaria. This “human challenge” study, conducted by an international team, has provided crucial insights that could lead to more effective malaria vaccines. Malaria, a disease transmitted by mosqui...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter  HIGHLIGHTING the gravity of the malaria situation in Nigeria, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) underscores the alarming figures ─ 68 million reported cases and 194,000 deaths ─ as disclosed by the World Health Organization (WHO)’s 2022 report on Malaria in Nigeria. Chairperso...
By Paul Ejime News Analysis: IT IS ANOTHER World Malaria Day (WMD) today, one year after the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended two candidate anti-malaria vaccines for the prevention of the mosquito-borne disease which afflicts more than 247 million people worldwide causing some 619,000 deaths. Africa bears the highest burden of malar...
