2024 School of Pharmacy NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY The Link between Malaria and Hematological Disorders: Epidemiological Trends and Blood Cell Alterations Matthew Chibunna Igwe1, Ogbonna Alphonsus Ogbuabor2, Egbachukwu Blessing Ifeoma3 and Egba Simeon Ikechukwu4*