The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has urged stakeholders involved in administering Praziquantel, a deworming medicine that treats schistosomiasis, to ensure its effective use.
Governor Umaru Bago has inaugurated modern health facilities aimed at ending medical tourism and strengthening specialised healthcare delivery.
DRC is one of the world’s most protracted and most neglected humanitarian crises, driven by conflict, displacement, climate shocks and epidemics.
The minister acknowledged the cooperation of residents and friends of the FCT in the previous year.
Mr Gwadabawa said many people living with the virus experience stigma and urged stakeholders to redouble efforts on public awareness.
Nigeria recorded a slight decrease in malaria prevalence, from 23 per cent in 2018 to 22 per cent in 2021, health minister Osagie Ehanire says.
The official said state health officials in conjunction with WHO and Doctors without Borders were doing their best to salvage the situation.
