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WHY MALARIA KEEPS COMING BACK: THREE STORIES OF TREATMENT FAILURE AND RECURRENCE IN THE NIGER DELTA | Dr Weriwoyingipre Silver Yeibake
Dr Weriwoyingipre Silver Yeibake Malaria is a disease that millions of Nigerians live with every year. In the Niger Delta region—where Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta states are located—the climate is perfect for mosquitoes. The rain falls heavily for months at a time, the creeks flood, and the vegetation is thick and green. All of these conditions create breeding grounds for the mosquitoes that carry malaria. For families in towns like Yenagoa, Port Harcourt, Opobo, Brass, and Sagbama, malaria is not something that happens once and then disappea…
