The Federal Government says it is anxiously waiting for the result of pilot RTSS/ASO1, the World’s first anti-malaria vaccine, recently introduced in Malawi.The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, revealed this at the commemoration of 2019 World Malaria Day in Abuja on Thursday.He noted that Nigeria was responsible for 25 per cent of the global malaria burden and 19 per cent of global deaths from malaria.
“Some of which include the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, the Save One Million Lives Project, and we are also soliciting for additional funding support for malaria programme,” he said. “Malaria is still a public health challenge. According to the World Malaria Report, Nigeria still accounts for 25 per cent of the global malaria burden.
“Let me inform you that we are fully committed to malaria elimination. We have developed innovative programmes that will increase access to funds for malaria programme implementation.
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