{"id":88951,"date":"2021-11-23T17:51:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T16:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=88951"},"modified":"2021-11-23T17:51:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T16:51:28","slug":"200m-mosquito-net-loan-for-malaria-eradication-in-13-states-health-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/200m-mosquito-net-loan-for-malaria-eradication-in-13-states-health-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"$200m mosquito net loan for malaria eradication in 13 states \u2013 Health minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, yesterday, said the $200 million fund widely said to be for the procurement of malaria net was in fact for the malaria eradication programme in 13 states.<\/div>\n
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\nThe minister disclosed this during a media briefing on the COVID-19 response in Abuja.<\/p>\n

According to Ehanire, it was necessary to clarify the situation due to the ongoing rumours concerning the fund.<\/p>\n

Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans, on Tuesday, kicked against the proposal by the Federal Ministry of Health to borrow $200 million under the Malaria Programme to buy mosquito nets in the 2022 budget.<\/p>\n

The committee condemned the response of the Ministry of Health\u2019s submission about its intention to borrow the amount for the purchase of mosquito nets for 13 vulnerable states.<\/p>\n

Ehanire explained that the United States of America and the global health fund had promised to provide support for the eradication of malaria in some states while adding that the fund was not just for the purchase of mosquito nets but the eradication of malaria in the 13 states.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cThe United States Presidential Initiative on malaria donated $295 million to cover eleven states and the global health fund for tuberculosis and malaria, also donated about four million dollars for 13 states. This leaves thirteen states without bilateral support.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a condition for our partners to release their own grants, the partners want Nigeria to be responsible for thirteen states namely Abia, Anambra, Borno, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo, Kogi, Imo, Lagos, Rivers, and the Federal Capital Territory. The fund is not just to purchase mosquito nets as widely purported but to purchase test kits among others.<\/p><\/div>\n

\n\u201cMalaria is endemic to Nigeria and therefore people are so used to it and trivialize this disease in Africa. We are the country with the highest burden of malaria. Malaria counts for about 60 per cent of out patient hospital visits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of this briefing is to correct wrong information arising from not knowing the circumstances around the facility. The Federal Ministry of Health will gladly provide details. The public is enjoined to note the following: It is part of a borrowing plan, stated under the multilateral source of funds to meet Nigeria\u2019s financial obligations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money is about a quarter (25%) of what our foreign partners provided for the Global Roll-Back-Malaria Partnership Plan of Work.
\nPaying this money is a condition for Nigeria to get foreign support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe facility is domiciled with, and expended from the Ministry of Finance, it is not at the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n

\u201cExpenditure follows strict World Bank rules and guidelines and is monitored by the Ministry of Finance and as well as by the World Bank. The facility is for 13 States over a 5 year period, with about 25% going to nets and 75% to testing, treatment and other malaria control measures. Any unspent funds out of the facility returns immediately to Federal Government account.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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