Minna — Niger State Commissioner for Health, Hadiza Ladi Abdullahi,
has said that the state loses over N5 billion annually as a result of
Malaria.
The commissioner, who was represented by Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr. Ibrahim Tiffin, said the disease accounted for 30 per cent of under-five mortality as well as 11 per cent of maternal death.
She said the political will of the present administration and the huge investment in the fight against malaria made the state to be rated the best in North-Central zone while nationally, it was rated third in malaria elimination programme.
She said the state government intervention led to increase in outpatients attendance and decrease in hospital admission.
"The economic loss to the state is about N5.2 billion annually in term of prevention, control and treatment cost. Niger State has remained the leading state in the North-central zone of the country in Malaria elimination programme," she said
The commissioner, who was represented by Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr. Ibrahim Tiffin, said the disease accounted for 30 per cent of under-five mortality as well as 11 per cent of maternal death.
She said the political will of the present administration and the huge investment in the fight against malaria made the state to be rated the best in North-Central zone while nationally, it was rated third in malaria elimination programme.
She said the state government intervention led to increase in outpatients attendance and decrease in hospital admission.
"The economic loss to the state is about N5.2 billion annually in term of prevention, control and treatment cost. Niger State has remained the leading state in the North-central zone of the country in Malaria elimination programme," she said
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