Lagos residents use art to draw attention to the gaps in the prevention and treatment of malaria. According to UNICEF, over 1,000 children under the age of 5 catch malaria every day.
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Nigeria must do more to reduce its high malaria burden.
Malaria is endemic in Nigeria.
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A combination of herbs in Nigeria should be evaluated further as it offers potential to treat malaria, which is endemic in the country.
Reliable and affordable tests are crucial in eliminating malaria
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Nigeria must invest more in research and incorporate World Health Organisation-recommended interventions to eliminate malaria.
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Genetic diversity of a parasite population might help us watch for drug-resistant parasites.
A Nigerian woman purchases a mosquito net from a medical supply vendor.
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They not only bear the heaviest burden of malaria on the continent: Nigerians are also paying the most for services related to the disease.