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\u00a0BY VICTORIA OJEME<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABUJA-The World Health Organisation, WHO, has said about 90% of death due to malaria world wide occur in Africa, stating that Nigeria alone bears over 25% of the burden.<\/p>\n

Consequently, the Federal Government has declared that the scourge of malaria had negatively impacted and affected the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, in Nigeria, noting that malaria had remained a global public health challenge with Nigeria contributing to a quarter of malaria burden in the world.<\/p>\n

The WHO representative in Nigeria, Dr. David Okello, stated this Tuesday at the 2011 World Malaria Day celebration.<\/p>\n

His word:\u00a0 \u201cClose to 90% of deaths due to malaria worldwide occur in Africa; and Nigeria alone bears over 25% of this burden and thus the theme of this year\u2019s World Malaria Day \u2018achieving progress and impact\u2019 is particularly relevant for us in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cMalaria impacts on virtually all the health Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, and consequently, needs to be controlled for progress to be made on achievement on the MGDs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Okello added that malaria remained the leading cause of death in children under five years, accounting for more than 1 in 10 deaths among pregnant women in Nigeria<\/p>\n

In his speech, the Minister of Health, Prof, Oyebuchi Chukwu, said malaria had remained a global public health challenge, with Nigeria contributing to a quarter of malaria burden in Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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