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Vaccines will begin to roll out on 25 April in Sierra Leone – not a moment too soon for a country in which malaria accounts for half of all childhood hospital visits.

The Development partners working against malaria in Zamfara state have crowned the wife of the state Governor Hajiya Huriya Dauda Lawal as net ambassador,

Investigators studied factors that could be associated with anemia in children < 5 years old, such as gender, age in years, type of birth (single or multiple), birth order, preceding birth interval in months (<18 months, 18+ months, or 1st born), and fever or no fever in the past 2 weeks (with malaria and without). Other factors related to mother or caregiver characteristics and household characteristics.

By Kemo Cham In Waterloo, the Western Rural district some 18 miles from the capital Freetown, a young mother carrying a child hurriedly boarded a minibus, locally called ‘Poda Poda’. Hardly any of the other passengers might have noticed her until she drew their attention. Her son had been attacked by convulsion, a seizure that is common with babies, and she pleaded for the

Program/Project Management Job in Nigeria, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from Jhpiego; closing on 24 May 2023

This study aimed to identify factors associated with low MMC uptake among adolescent boys in Tanzania

Download logoOver 150 participants took a major step to end malaria in South Sudan during the first-ever national malaria conference that took place from

Uganda is ranked the fifth highest contributor of global malaria deaths, with Karamoja contributing about 34 percent of the total burden in the country

Although IPTp-SP is a lifesaving World Health Organization (WHO) recommended preventive intervention for pregnant women in malaria-endemic regions, IPTp-SP uptake in the Northern region of Ghana is much lower than the sub-optimal national coverage level. Assessing the extent of health workers’ compliance and its associated factors will generate valuable pointers to be targeted at the program level. The study examined the factors influencing health workers’ compliance with the WHO rec...

Download logoThe State Minister for Health, Hon. Margaret Muhanga has revealed that government plans to vaccinate children against malaria. Muhanga made