According to the global health body, strengthened surveillance systems, expanded distribution of insecticide-treated nets, wider seasonal malaria chemoprevention programmes, and improved case management were collectively delivering measurable results.
Speaking at the National Dissemination Meeting of the Enhance Project Agenda, organised by Malaria Consortium in collaboration with state authorities, the WHO Malaria Programme Manager, Dr. Lynda Ozor, revealed that a Malaria Indicator Survey conducted last year confirmed a sustained downward trend in prevalence.
She disclosed that malaria prevalence, which stood at 42 per cent in 2010, dropped to 22 per cent in 2021 and had further declined, according to recent data.
