Senate approves National Agency for Malaria Elimination

The Senate has passed for 3rd speechmaking a measure seeking the constitution of a National Agency for Malaria Elimination successful Nigeria and different related matters, with the sponsor, Senator Ned Nwoko (APC Delta North), declaring that it is “practicable and achievable.”

This was sequel to the information and adoption of the study presented by the chairman, Senate Committee connected Health, Secondary and Tertiary, Senator Ipalibo Harry Banigo (APC Rivers West) during plenary.

Presenting the report, Senator Banigo said that the projected agency, erstwhile established, volition beryllium liable for coordinating each nationalist efforts towards the prevention, power and eventual elimination of malaria.

“The agency, erstwhile established, volition assistance displacement the country’s attack from curative to preventive oregon elimination,“ she said, adding that for nationwide operation, zonal and authorities offices of the bureau shall beryllium established and driven by a strategical program backed by law, subject and accountability.

In his remarks, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, described the authorities arsenic a landmark successful the warfare against malaria, which helium called “the commonest ailment successful this portion of the world.”

Addressing journalists aft the passage, Senator Nwoko assured Nigerians that the bureau is achievable and would marque Nigeria the archetypal c...