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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The federal government says Nigeria needs nearly N2trillion to effectively combat malaria.<\/p>\n

Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, said the country required more than N350billion to fight the disease in 2021 alone.<\/p>\n

Ehanire spoke on Friday in Abuja at a press conference to commemorate the 2021 World Malarial marked every April 25.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe implementation of the new strategic plan will cost N1.89 trillion; about N352 billion is required for the year 2021 programme implementation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The minister explained that this year\u2019s theme, \u2018Zero Malaria\u2019 and the slogan \u2018Stand Up, Take Action\u2019 would to empower communities in various countries to prevent malaria and provide proper care.<\/p>\n

He regretted that the COVID-19 pandemic affected the government\u2019s finance and called on the private sector and patriotic individuals to support fight against malaria.<\/p>\n

Ehanjre confirmed that the government was working to establish a Malaria Council l to drive domestic funding for the elimination of the disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The federal government says Nigeria needs nearly N2trillion to effectively combat malaria. Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, said the country required more than N350billion to fight the disease in 2021 alone. 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