. The Federal Government has established an advisory board on malaria elimination and a ministerial task force on malaria elimination in Nigeria.
This was disclosed in a press statement by Tashikalmah Hallah, the Senior Adviser, Media and External Relations to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammed Pate.
While inaugurating the advisory board and ministerial task force, Pate explained that malaria poses a significant burden on Nigerians in terms of mortality, morbidity, loss of work hours, out-of-pocket expenses, and government investments in treatments and interventions.
He added that the advisory board and task force are to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination in the country