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Nigeria: Nigeria contributes 27% of malaria cases, 31% of deaths globally – Medical expert

Nigeria: Nigeria contributes 27% of malaria cases, 31% of deaths globally – Medical expert

Africa Links 24 with Yekini Jimoh
Published on 2025-01-07 14:40:13

The Kogi State Coordinator for the Malaria program, Dr. Ake Stephen, has pointed out that Nigeria contributes to 27% of global malaria cases and 31% of deaths.

Dr. Ake made this known at the Kogi State Initiates Malaria Case Management Training for Health Workers in Lokoja.

A facilitator of the programme attributed the high prevalence of malaria in the country to the transmission of the Plasmodium parasite through mosquito bites.

Dr. Stephen stressed the significance of…

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