The Ondo State steering committee for World Bank Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services has disclosed that residents of the state spend about N20 billion on prevention and treatment of malaria disease annually.
The committee, also known as IMPACT project, said, “It is estimated that Nigerians spend 25% of their annual income treating malaria. In addition, it generally reduces Nigeria GDP annually by one percent.”
The head of the committee and state Malaria Programme Manager, Dr Waheed Folayan, made the disclosure at the inauguration of the committee in Akure, the state capital on Tuesday.
LEADERSHIP reports that the project was part of the efforts to eradicate malaria disease among the residents of the state, particularly the children.
Folayan further explained that the project would strengthen the efforts of the state government to fight malaria.
According to him, In addition, malaria has been noted to be a cause of poverty. Today…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
