In an effort to bolster the fight against malaria, the Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has approved the establishment of a dedicated agency for the control of the dreaded tropical disease. To be known as the Sokoto Agency for Malaria Control, the new body will take off in January
Global experts are calling on stakeholders and government at all levels to urgently close the gaps in tackling the cases and deaths from malaria. Annually, more than half a million lives are still lost to the preventable disease despite the declines in malaria cases and deaths since 2000. “It’s even a thing of joy that […]