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Walter Reed Program-Nigeria conducts malaria microscopy training for 38 medical laboratory scientists
As part of efforts to equip medical laboratory scientists with essentials skills to improve accurate diagnoses of malaria in Nigeria, the Walter Reed Program-Nigeria (WRP-N), conducted a 10-day malaria microscopy training for 38 medical laboratory scientists in May 2023. The training conducted in collaboration with the Nigeria Ministry of…
Walter Reed Program-Nigeria Trains Over 1,800 Medical Laboratory Scientists to Strengthen Malaria Diagnosis
Today, the world commemorates World Malaria Day under the theme “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement.” This year’s theme emphasizes the need for urgent action as funding for malaria control and eradication faces competition from other public health concerns and global challenges. According to the WHO World…
10-Day Malaria Microscopy Training Conducted for Medical Laboratory Scientists
As part of efforts to equip medical laboratory scientists with the requisite skills necessary to improve the accurate diagnosis of malaria, the Walter Reed Program-Nigeria (WRP-N) with funding from the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) has again concluded an intensive malaria microscopy training. The capacity-building activity conducted in collaboration with…
Partnership with NMEP to Develop Nigeria’s First-Ever Malaria Slide Bank
NSMB activation at the BSU Teaching Hospital, Makurdi Malaria has remained a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. According to the WHO World Malaria Report 2021, the number of confirmed cases of malaria in Nigeria increased five-fold between 2011 and 2020, with more than 21 million Nigerians having…
U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Nigeria Commemorates World Malaria Day, 2022
Every April 25, the U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Nigeria (USAMRD-A/N) joins the rest of the world to mark World Malaria Day. It is a day set aside to celebrate the successes achieved in the fight against malaria, while also reflecting on the challenges yet to be overcome. This year’s theme…