Nigeria has Africa's highest malaria death rate - progress is being made, but it's not enough
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In 2021, for instance, around 247 million cases of malaria were reported and about 619,000 people died.
Key Points:
- In 2021, for instance, around 247 million cases of malaria were reported and about 619,000 people died.
- He’s also the former technical director to the National Malaria Elimination Programme in Nigeria.
- The existence of malaria anywhere is an interaction between the environment and the organism responsible for the disease.
- When you look at an environment, you’re looking at natural factors such as the temperature and humidity.
- In terms of humidity, Nigeria has a vegetation that favours the reproductive stages of the parasite in the mosquito which serves as a vector.
- It’s only the Mambilla Plateau, in Taraba State, northeastern Nigeria, that’s considered relatively malaria free in Nigeria.
- The Nigerian National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control recently approved the R21 malaria vaccine for use.
- Let the manufacturers take over distribution using their own market principles in a manner that will be affordable to many people.
- We need to look at new initiatives and also position ourselves in the vaccine game with respect to malaria.