{"id":98249,"date":"2022-08-17T10:19:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T09:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98249"},"modified":"2022-08-17T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T09:19:49","slug":"nigeriall-save-n687bn-from-malaria-elimination-in-2022-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nigeriall-save-n687bn-from-malaria-elimination-in-2022-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019ll Save N687bn From Malaria Elimination In 2022 &#8211; Buhari\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>President Muhammadu Buhari has projected that Nigeria\u2019s agenda to end malaria and savings from the estimated economic burden of the disease would save the country about N687 billion in 2022 and N2 trillion by 2030.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Buhari spoke in Abuja while inaugurating the Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The President told the 16-member Council headed by the founder and president of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that beyond improving the quality of life, health and well-being of Nigerians, the concerted strategy to tackle malaria had both public health as well as socio-economic benefits for Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cOur inauguration today will therefore ensure that malaria elimination remains a priority on our agenda, with strong political commitment from leaders at all levels.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAdditionally, the End Malaria Council will provide a platform to advocate for more funding to protect and sustain progress made so far by our country, and put us on a pathway to ending malaria for good,\u201d the President said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Expressing concern that the age-long disease had remained a major public health challenge in Nigeria, the President cited the World Health Organisation (WHO) report of 2021, showing that Nigeria alone accounts for 27 per cent of all cases of malaria and 32 per cent of deaths globally.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cMalaria infection can cause severe disease and complication in pregnant women and lead to high rates of miscarriage.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt is also responsible for a considerable proportion of deaths in infants and young children, with children under 5 years being the most vulnerable group affected. These are reasons we must not relent in fighting malaria.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On his choice of Dangote to chair the Council, President Buhari explained that it was in recognition of the track record and passion of Africa\u2019s richest man in supporting initiatives on various health issues such as polio and primary health care system strengthening.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He expressed confidence that Dangote would bring his outstanding achievements to help the country achieve its goal of malaria elimination, adding that a group of eminent personalities, who have also made their mark across all walks of life, have been selected to work in the Council.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He added that the membership of the Council reflects Government\u2019s commitment to significantly reducing the malaria burden in Nigeria, to a level where it is no longer a public health issue.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI have been informed that the End Malaria Council (EMC) has already been established in other African countries, in line with the African Union Assembly Declaration for Establishment of EMC\u2019s in Africa.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cEMCs have provided leadership, new funding and innovation to enable these countries stay on track to meet malaria burden reduction targets, and I am optimistic that the setting up of the Nigeria End Malaria Council will do the same for Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI must add that with the additional advocacy and funding the Council will bring to the malaria control drive, we can anticipate a reduction in malaria burden that ensures that our children, pregnant women, indeed, all Nigerians are shielded from the disease.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe must work together to reduce the unnecessary deaths attributable to malaria and ultimately improve the well-being of citizens. I implore the Council to ensure best practices and innovative strategies in achieving its mandate.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>President Buhari used the occasion to thank the Chairman of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, the Executive Secretary of ALMA, RBM Partnership in Nigeria for their continuous support to the Federal Ministry of Health and the malaria programme, in particular.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He also acknowledged the contributions of the Global Fund, the United States Agency for International Development, the President\u2019s Malaria Initiative, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, WHO, UNICEF, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, other implementing partners, and the private sector.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In separate remarks, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, and the Minister of State for Health, Joseph Nkama, said since 2010, Nigeria has been recording a continuous decline in malaria from 42 per cent in 2010, 27 per cent in 2015 to 23 per cent in 2018.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Quoting figures from the 2010 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey and the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, they attributed the decline to the thorough implementation of the National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Both ministers, however, admitted that funding gap has impacted the implementation of the malaria programmes in Nigeria, adding that the country needs N1.89 trillion to reduce malaria prevalence and mortality by 2025.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has projected that Nigeria\u2019s agenda to end malaria and savings from the estimated economic burden of the disease would save the country about N687 billion in 2022&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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