Nigeria loses about N132 billion annually to managing malaria
illnesses among its population leading to depletion of labour force
through the diseases caused by specie of mosquitoes.
Minister of State for Health, Dr. Muhammad Pate, disclosed this
yesterday in Abuja, at the unveiling of the Malaria Action
Programme for States, MAPS-Nigeria aimed at reducing the
incident of malaria attack in the country.
Pate, who was represented by his Special Assistant, Dr. Labaran
Shinkafi, noted that associated loss includes huge man hour loss
adding that the diseases acquired from bite of mosquito specie
have been devastating to the human and economy of the Nigeria
and the continent.
He said: “The impact of malaria is enormous as Nigeria losses
N132billion to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria this
is apart from the loss of man hour by the nation’s labour force.