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Nigeria: Malaria: Stakeholders divided over Senate’s proposed legislation

Nigeria: Malaria: Stakeholders divided over Senate’s proposed legislation

Africa Links 24 with John Ameh
Published on 2025-07-17 20:39:26

Critical stakeholders in the health sector on Thursday expressed divergent views on the move by the Senate to establish a National Agency for Malaria Eradication.

The stakeholders disagreed in Abuja during a public hearing on the bill sponsored by Senator Neda Nwoko (APC, Delta-North), seeking to establish the agency.

Nigeria is rated to have the highest annual malaria deaths globally, accounting for approximately 31% of all malaria deaths worldwide in 2023.

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