The official said the funds would be transferred to national departments dealing with disease control across the country to help protect the local community.
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.
UNICEF says overwhelming flooding has affected no fewer than 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide.
The president stated this on Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, at the World Bio Summit 2022 to discuss the future of vaccines and bio-health across the globe.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said his administration earmarked about N3 billion for malaria prevention activities in Kano.
The beneficiaries, numbering over 600, were checked and treated for blood pressure, blood sugar level, malaria and eye condition.
About $816 million is needed for rescue and relief in Pakistan, more than 2,000 people have died from floods and subsequent infections since mid-June.
“In Sokoto state, about N534 million would be expended as implementation cost, out of which the state government provided N178 million as counterpart fund.”
428,098 children under five suffer from diarrhoea, while another 51,191 are being treated for dysentery in the worst-hit province of Sindh.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that over 80 per cent of Africa’s population relies on traditional medicine for their primary health needs.
