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Nigeria's National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) envisions 'A Malaria Free Nigeria' through strategic leadership & coordination to develop policies, strategies & guidelines for accountable & effective delivery of high impact malaria interventions.

The non-health sector plays a crucial role in complementing health interventions to achieve malaria control and eventual...
15/07/2025

The non-health sector plays a crucial role in complementing health interventions to achieve malaria control and eventual elimination.
Here's how different sectors can be more effectively involved:

1. Environmental & Urban Planning Sector.

Drainage Systems: Design and maintain proper drainage to prevent stagnant water, which is a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

Urban Development: Include mosquito control measures (like covered water storage) in housing and infrastructure plans.

Waste Management: Ensure regular clearing of refuse and blocked gutters to reduce mosquito habitats.

2. Education Sector
School Curriculum: Integrate malaria prevention education into science or health studies.

Community Outreach: Use schools as platforms to spread awareness to families and communities.

Clean-Up Campaigns: Organize student-led sanitation drives to reduce breeding sites.

3. Agriculture Sector
Irrigation Practices: Promote water management techniques that prevent waterlogging and mosquito breeding.

Farmer Education: Train farmers to identify and eliminate mosquito breeding sites near farmlands.

4. Private Sector & Employers
Workplace Programs: Provide mosquito nets, repellents, and malaria education to employees.

CSR Initiatives: Support malaria prevention campaigns, research, and provision of diagnostic or treatment supplies.

Infrastructure Investment: Fund or collaborate on building clinics, drainage systems, or housing with malaria-preventive features.

5. Media and Communication
Public Awareness: Use mass media (TV, radio, social media) to consistently promote malaria prevention and treatment messages.

Behavior Change Campaigns: Partner with creatives and influencers to shift public attitudes toward consistent net use and early testing.

6. Transport and Works
Infrastructure Projects: Ensure road construction and maintenance activities do not create stagnant pools of water.

Logistics Support: Help in the transportation of malaria commodities like insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and medicines to remote areas.

Water Resources Sector
Water Storage Safety: Promote use of covered tanks and containers to prevent breeding.

Community Water Supply Projects: Include vector control measures in all public water schemes.

7. Traditional and Religious Institutions
Community Mobilization: Use their influence to spread messages and encourage positive malaria prevention behaviors.

Support Net Distribution: Help organize and oversee the fair distribution of preventive materials.

Cross-sectorial collaboration is key. Malaria is not just a health issue—it’s a development challenge. When non-health sectors work together, they can significantly reduce malaria transmission and improve public health outcomes.

Photobites from event
08/07/2025

Photobites from event

Top management staff of the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and Partner- organizations are participating i...
08/07/2025

Top management staff of the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and Partner- organizations are participating in the House of Representatives 2025 Open Week at the National Assembly Complex Abuja.

This event is to promote citizens' engagement with the lawmakers with the theme for the year being 'Deepening Citizen's Trust and Participation'.

NMEP is exhibiting malaria services and commodities at the event.

Picture 1 shows the NMEP National Coordinator, Dr Nnenna Ogbulafor, and the Chair, Malaria Technical Working Group (mTWG), Dr Kolawole Maxwell, at the Flag Off ceremony in the House of Reps Chamber.

Picture 2 shows Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, Chair, House Committee on ATM, sleeping inside the net to demonstrate its safety to Nigerians.

Picture 3 shows some members of the House holding malaria commitment placards to end malaria during the exhibition tour.

Picture 4 shows the Chair, House Committee on ATM, NC-NMEP, NMEP Staff and Partners in a group photograph at the exhibition venue.

What is the economic impact of malaria?1. Productivity LossesMalaria leads to millions of missed workdays annually. Infe...
02/07/2025

What is the economic impact of malaria?

1. Productivity Losses

Malaria leads to millions of missed workdays annually. Infected individuals are often unable to work for several days or even weeks due to illness. This affects:
Farmers during planting or harvest seasons.

Daily wage earners who lose income when they miss work.
Businesses, especially small ones, that experience reduced output due to absent or underperforming staff.

In communities with high malaria incidence, this loss of labor directly translates into lower agricultural yields and reduced economic activity.

2. Increased Household Expenditure.

Families spend money on:
Hospital visits and medications
Transport to health facilities
Bed nets, insecticides, and other preventive tools.
For poor households, these repeated expenses can account for a large share of their monthly income, forcing them to sacrifice food, education, or other essentials.

3. Pressure on Public Health Budgets
Governments must allocate significant portions of their health budgets to malaria control. This includes:
Purchasing antimalarial drugs
Distributing insecticide-treated nets.
Conducting awareness campaigns.
Training and deploying health workers.

These expenses divert funds from other critical areas like maternal health, immunization, and infrastructure.

4. Impact on Education
Children who fall sick from malaria may miss several weeks of school in a year.

Repeated absences affect:
Academic performance.
School retention rates.
Long-term human capital development.
Educators may also fall ill, disrupting learning systems, especially in underserved areas.

5. Deterred Investment and Tourism
Malaria is a deterrent to:
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – Companies are less likely to set up operations in high-malaria zones due to the risk to staff health and higher insurance costs.

Tourism – Tourists may avoid areas known for malaria outbreaks, affecting hospitality and related sectors.

6. Long-Term Economic Drag
According to the World Bank and WHO, countries with high malaria prevalence can lose 1.3% of GDP annually.

Over decades, this contributes to a development gap between malaria-endemic and non-endemic regions.

It perpetuates poverty, particularly in rural areas where malaria is most common.

7. Intergenerational Impact.
Malaria during pregnancy can result in:
Low birth weight babies.
Increased infant mortality.
Poor cognitive development.

This reduces the future productivity of the population, weakening national growth potential.

Other representatives from FMoH at the event
01/07/2025

Other representatives from FMoH at the event

The First Lady sleeps inside the ITN to demonstrate its safety to the people of Kaduna State
01/07/2025

The First Lady sleeps inside the ITN to demonstrate its safety to the people of Kaduna State

Beneficiaries receiving their ITNs
01/07/2025

Beneficiaries receiving their ITNs

Symbolic presentation of 4.5million ITNs to Kaduna State
01/07/2025

Symbolic presentation of 4.5million ITNs to Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and development partners has flagged of...
01/07/2025

The Kaduna State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and development partners has flagged off the distribution of over 4.5 million insecticide-treated nets (ITN) for households and 8 million doses of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SPAQ) for seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) to eligible children in the State.

The integrated SMC/ITN campaign is a coordinated malaria prevention effort that combines two key interventions:

1. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) – the monthly administration of antimalarial drugs (usually sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine) to children aged 3–59 months during the peak malaria transmission season.

2. Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) – the mass distribution and promotion of sleeping inside the insecticide-treated mosquito nets to prevent mosquito bites.

The objectives of an Integrated SMC/ITN campaign are to maximize impact by delivering both interventions simultaneously, improve cost-efficiency through shared logistics and community mobilization, reduce malaria morbidity and mortality, especially among children under 5, increase community coverage for both ITNs and SMC as well as encourage behavioral change through unified health messages.

Picture 1 shows the First Lady and Net Ambassador of Kaduna State, Hajiya Hafsat Uba Sani being decorated.

Picture 2 shows the representative of the commissioner for Health and Permanent Secretary Health Kaduna State, Dr Aishatu Abubakar Sadiq giving the Commissioner's address.

Picture 3 shows the representative of the National Coordinator NMEP, Mrs Mary Esema giving the NC' remarks.

Picture 4, 5 & 7 shows the Catholic Relief Services representative, Dr Temitope Ipinmoye; Society for Family Health representative, Mr John Ocholi; Malaria Consortium representative, Mr Taribo Emmanuel, giving their goodwill messages at the event.

What role (s) can you play to end malaria in Nigeria:1. Use Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) consistentlyAlways sleep und...
26/06/2025

What role (s) can you play to end malaria in Nigeria:
1. Use Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) consistently
Always sleep under an ITN every night, especially children under 5 and pregnant women.

Properly tuck in the net and replace it when it becomes torn or worn out (usually after 3 years).

Encourage others in your household and neighborhood to do the same.

2. Keep your environment clean
Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water—empty and dispose of containers like tins, tyres, old buckets, and broken pots.
Regularly clear blocked gutters and drains.
Cut overgrown grasses and bushes around homes and schools.

3. Promote antenatal care for pregnant women
Encourage early and regular antenatal visits.

Pregnant women should take Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) from the 13th week of pregnancy to prevent malaria.

Support awareness campaigns on the risks of malaria in pregnancy.

4. Get tested before treatment.
Don’t assume every fever is malaria. Use Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) or microscopy at a health facility to confirm.

Encourage others to test before treatment—misuse of malaria medicines leads to drug resistance.

5. Support Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC)
If you live in the Sahel or northern Nigeria or the middle belt, make sure eligible children (ages 3–59 months) receive monthly SMC medicines during the rainy season. Remind caregivers about SMC campaign schedules.

6. Mobilize community awareness
Talk about malaria during church/mosque gatherings, school events, and community meetings.
Share health messages on WhatsApp, Facebook, and other platforms.
Help organize clean-up days or distribute educational materials.

7. Report counterfeit medicines
Fake antimalarial drugs are dangerous. Report suspicious medicines to NAFDAC or local health authorities.
Always buy drugs from licensed pharmacies and insist on recommended ACTs (Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies).

8. Advocate for stronger malaria action.
Join or support local NGOs and health groups working on malaria.

Ask your local government representatives about what is being done for malaria control in your area.

Support policies that improve access to quality healthcare, especially in rural areas.

The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) is holding a review of the National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) 2021...
26/06/2025

The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) is holding a review of the National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) 2021-2025. This meeting is holding at Grand Bohabs Hotel, Abuja.

The Malaria Program Review (MPR) is a comprehensive evaluation of a country’s malaria control and elimination efforts. It helps assess how well the malaria programme is performing, identify challenges and gaps, and recommend improvements for achieving national and global malaria targets.

Picture 1 shows participants in a group photograph with the National Coordinator-NMEP Dr Nnenna Ogbulafor

Other pictures show cross sections of participants at the meeting

The Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, earlier today held a meeting to get an update on...
25/06/2025

The Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, earlier today held a meeting to get an update on the malaria vaccine rollout in Kebbi and Bayelsa States.

The meeting held in the HMSH's conference room had in attendance the Strategic Adviser to the Honourable Ministers of Health on malaria elimination, Prof Olugbenga Mokuolu; the National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) Dr Nnenna Ogbulafor; and the malaria Technical Working Group (mTWG) Chair, Dr Maxwell Kolawole. Others in attendance were the representatives of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and World Health Organization (WHO).

Picture 1 shows the Honourable Minister of State for Health at the meeting.

Pictures 2 and 3 show the NC-NMEP and the NPHCDA representative making their presentations respectively.

Pictures 4, 5 and 6 show the Strategic Adviser to the Honourable Ministers of Health on malaria elimination, the mTWG Chair, and the Nigeria National Professional Officer, World Health Organization, Dr Lynda Ozor, making their contributions.

Other pictures show cross sections of participants and a group photograph with the Minister of State for Health.

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