Lagos residents use art to draw attention to the gaps in the prevention and treatment of malaria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Segun Isaac Oyedeji, Federal University, Oye Ekiti Malaria is a major public health problem and can be life-threatening. The disease, mostly found in tropical countries, is transmitted to humans by the female Anopheles mosquito. Nearly half of ...

By Raymond Ozoji,  Awka On the occasion of 2023 World Malaria Day, Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ben Afam Obidike, has advised the citizenry to always maintain a clean healthy environment, avoid self-medication and equally ensure that they continue to sleep under the mosquito treated nets distributed by the state government. Obidike further advised that the citizens should maintain ...