Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) — the intermittent administration of full treatment courses of an anti-malarial treatment combination during the malaria season to prevent illness and death from the disease. — has been shown to be effective, cost effective and feasible for the prevention of malaria among children in areas where the malaria transmission season is
Westfield Development Initiative (WDI) and Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (YEDI) collaborated to commemorate the 2018 World Malaria Day with a free Medical Outreach and football tournament. The outreach themed ‘Kick Against Malaria’ aimed to, utilize the convening power of football to mobilize the Alimosho community towards important malaria prevention and treatment practices.The Outreach
Panic among medical circles in Nigeria, following a report that the European Union (EU) has banned 42 popular anti-malaria drugs which are still being sold in Nigeria. A renowned medical practitioner and proprietor of hospitals in Lagos anonymously told the media that though there was no official communication from the authorities to relevant bodies in
Prevention is the cornerstone of all malaria control efforts and therefore the collaborative effort must continue to ensure that this disease which claims so many lives is eliminated. It is essential that we all continue to invest in malaria control so that the gains made so far would be sustained towards preventing further malaria deaths.
Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs): Use of LLINs, which remain one of the most effective malaria vector control methods available to date, acts as a physical barrier and prevents access to individuals sleeping under it by the vector mosquitoes. It is also insecticidal and kills mosquitoes which land on it; thus providing personal protection against
World Malaria Day, commemorated every 25th of April, is a unified commemoration of the global efforts to create massive awareness for effective control of malaria around the World. This day represents a chance for everyone to make a difference in malaria control. The theme for this year’s commemoration – “End Malaria for Good’’, is a
Our Malaria Centres are designed as community embedded one-stop centers for malaria tests, treatment, preventive resources and information. Centers will help advance some of the challenges in malaria control effort by ensuring tests are carried out and malaria is properly diagnosed before treatments are administered. Centers would be embedded within existing local primary healthcare centers
We bring malaria related issues to the public attention and conduct advocacy visits to national and state institutions to keep malaria elimination a front burner item for relevant agencies. To scale up the impact of WDI’s work in local communities, proven models of malaria control and interventions will be taken to scale through public policy