Healthcare in Africa faces a perfect storm: high rates of infectious diseases like malaria and HIV, a rise in ...

Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, has highlighted the alarming rate of malaria-related deaths in Africa, stating that a child dies every two minutes due to the disease. Dr ...

According to the 2024 World Malaria Report by the World Health Organization, Africa accounted for approximately 94% of global malaria cases and 95% of global malaria deaths. Vaccines offer a ...

Malaria killed nearly 600,000 people in 2023, with Africa accounting for the vast majority of cases and deaths, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2024 World Malaria Report.

Researchers found that the sickle cell gene is especially prevalent in areas of Africa hard-hit by malaria. In some regions, as much as 40 percent of the population carries at least one HbS gene.