Malaria prevalence drops to 15.2% as FG targets 50% cut

Daily Trust | 24-10-2026 06:37am |

The federal government said malaria parasite prevalence among children aged six to 59 months had declined from 22 per cent in 2021 to 15.2 per cent in 2025, while setting a target to reduce malaria prevalence and malaria-attributable deaths by 50 per cent by 2030. The coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, disclosed this at the ...

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