{"id":12485,"date":"2025-02-01T08:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T07:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=12485"},"modified":"2025-02-01T08:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T07:55:30","slug":"kogi-govt-to-spend-over-n4bn-on-malaria-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/kogi-govt-to-spend-over-n4bn-on-malaria-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Kogi Govt to Spend over N4bn on Malaria Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Kogi State Government says it will commit over four billion naira to promoting the well-being of the people of the state in line with President Bola Tinubu\u2019s healthcare reforms.<\/p>\n
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Governor Usman Ododo disclosed this during the launch of a malaria prevention campaign to combat the prevalence of the disease in the state.<\/p>\n
The World Health Organisation reports that Africa carries a significant malaria burden, with 246 million cases and over 569,000 deaths.<\/p>\n
While children under five make up 76% of these fatalities in the region, Nigeria accounted for over 193,000 malaria deaths in 2023.<\/p>\n
The vision of the National Malaria Strategic Plan is to reduce malaria deaths to less than 50, per 1000 births and achieve a parasite prevalence of less than 10% this year.<\/p>\n
Governor Usman Ododo said this was why the Kogi State Government is investing over four billion naira in malaria prevention across its healthcare system in the state.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the State Commissioner for Health, alongside other critical stakeholders stated that the health sector is a major pillar of Kogi\u2019s development agenda under the governor\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n
A highlight of the malaria prevention campaign was the symbolic distribution of free drugs, insecticide-treated nets, and test kits across healthcare facilities in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kogi State Government says it will commit over four billion naira to promoting the well-being of the…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[34,1294],"class_list":{"0":"post-12485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-kogi","9":"tag-malaria"},"yoast_head":"\n